UK 'pingdemic' plans could cover 10,000 workers, minister says

FILE PHOTO: A customer wearing a protective face mask shops at a Morrisons store in St Albans, Britain, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British plans to roll out daily contact testing within the food chain to prevent workers from having to isolate when 'pinged' by the COVID-19 app could cover up to 10,000 people, the environment minister said on Friday.

Britain announced the plans late on Thursday after supermarkets and petrol stations struggled to deliver some products due to staff shortages sparked by the pandemic.