Senior ministers are set to discuss extending the rollout of daily COViD testing sites to ease the concerns of industry and frontline services by allowing further exemptions from isolation for critical workers.The COVID operations sub-committee of Cabinet will meet later to discuss if the number of jobs eligible for the testing regime should be widened.
Their decisions will depend on the demand registered with Whitehall departments and the ministers’ views of what roles are currently critical, with refuse collectors expected to receive assistance.The hospitality industry is not expected to be covered.
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