The British authorities reported on Wednesday 44,104 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection the previous day. 1.7 million people are in the ordered ten-day quarantine due to contact with the infected person. Many industries lack people. Supermarkets do not have time to add food to the shelves or have to change opening hours. Problems are reported by Tesco, Sainsbury’s or Waitrose.
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“We are very concerned about this situation, but we are watching it,” the minister replied when asked about pictures of empty shelves in some supermarkets circulating on social networks. Shoppers complain that the stores lack meat, pastries, fruit, vegetables or toilet paper.
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Nick Allen, president of the British Association of Meat Processors, warned that suppliers were “on the verge of collapse”. There is a risk of food shortages in shops and fuels in the country, the Reuters agency wrote.
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“Employees and suppliers of retail chains who played a key role during a pandemic should be allowed to work if they provide a certificate of completed vaccination or a negative coronavirus test. We need to make sure that people can buy food and other goods, “said Andrew Opie, head of the British Retail Consortium.
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The ten-day quarantine alert sent by trace applications also disrupted schools and the health care system.
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