Leaders look to ease isolation for more workers as shortage worsens

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Food supply chain workers have already been told they can skip isolation if they are close contacts with no symptoms, but supermarkets are struggling to catch up. 9News

is set to consider allowing more close contacts to go back to work with a negative test as it meets on Thursday for the second time in two weeks.and state leaders consider expanding the list of key jobs and services in the face of worsening workforce issues across much of the country.

"We need to see people that are asymptomatic being allowed to return to work across the country," National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb said. Prime Minister flagged an intention to expand the list to "other critical sectors", with some premiers even pushing to look at hospitality roles."Anyone who's customer facing, they are not doing that," he said.

 

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This is brlliant! Didn’t know Covid won’t inflect the critical workers. Asymptotic? Not a word in Scomo or Domicrons dictionary

what a great idea, lets spread covid around even faster. But hey, Morrison, you couldnt make this situation any worse. OR COULD YOU

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