A ping on the mobile sent over 690,000 Britons in isolation in one week.
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Pling warnings have caused trouble for a number of industries in England, after the country experienced a new, demanding infection boom in mid-July
The infection tracking app for the public health service, NHS, sends out alert to Brits who have been less than 2 meters for more than 15 minutes from an infected. Anyone who receives notice must be in solitary confinement for ten days. It must also be vaccinated for the time being.
The explosion of ping warnings this month led, among other things, to many empty store shelves last week. The reason was that many workers driving out goods were put in isolation. Other shops and supermarkets had to reduce their opening hours or close completely.
Encouraged to delete
The service industry is also hard hit, writes the BBC. There is one in five employees in isolation. Several bars, restaurants and hotels have had to close temporarily because so many employees have been notified that they have had close contact with an infected person.
Several in the service industry tell the news channel that they feel pressured to delete the app by the employer – others have chosen to delete the app even after several rounds in isolation without income or sick pay.
A bar employee who tested positive, says that she was encouraged by the boss not to enter the positive result in the infection tracking app, because it would put the rest of her colleagues in isolation.