Coronavirus measures that forced scores of workers to self-isolate contributed to a bigger than expected slowdown in economic growth in July, according to official figures.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) charted a rise in output of just 0.1% over the month following a 1% increase during June.
That was despite more businesses getting into gear, with furlough levels falling, following over a year of COVID-19 disruption.July was the month that the so-called “pingdemic” hit its peak, with the ranks of people ordered by the NHS test and trace app to stay home, after a close contact notification, rising by more …
