But Johnson's big day was marred by "pingdemic chaos" as a National Health Service app ordered hundreds of thousands of people to self-isolate - prompting warnings supermarket shelves could soon be emptied. Daily deaths, currently at around 40 per day, are just a fraction of a peak of above 1,800 seen in January. Johnson sets COVID-19 restrictions for England, with devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland making their own policy. As businesses across England faced a shortage of workers due to the NHS app pinging people and telling them to isolate, supermarkets warned they faced strain. He will now isolate at his country residence at Chequers after health minister Sajid Javid tested positive.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2021 07:41 UTC