In the United Kingdom, where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading rapidly, the number of people who have been identified as close contacts by the contact confirmation app and have been asked to quarantine themselves exceeds 500,000 in a week, and there are not enough employees to go to work. The impact on economic activities is becoming more serious, with some stores temporarily closed.
In the UK, people who have been identified as close contacts by the new coronavirus contact confirmation app are required to be quarantined for 10 days, and the government is calling for compliance, although it is not obligatory.
When the person who downloaded the app becomes infected, the person who is considered to be a close contact from the past record is notified, and in the UK where the number of infected people exceeds 50,000 a day, from the 1st to the 1st week of this month That means that about 520,000 people have been notified.
As a result, there are not enough employees who can commute to work at restaurants and supermarkets, and some stores are temporarily closed, which has a serious impact on the economy.
The union made by meat processors has reported that about 10% of its employees are quarantined voluntarily, and complains of a sense of crisis that "if the situation worsens, the production line will be forced to stop." ..
In the UK, there are opinions that it is too strict to require people who are considered to be close contacts in the app to be quarantined for 10 days uniformly, and the government has taken mitigation measures such as excluding those who have been vaccinated. I am considering it.