Boris Johnson heavily criticised as he avoids self-isolation despite being ‘pinged’

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Boris Johnson heavily criticised as he avoids self-isolation despite being ‘pinged’
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Boris Johnson is facing a wave of criticism on Sunday after it was revealed that the prime minister was ‘pinged’ and told to self-isolate after meeting with Sajid Javid who tested positive for Covid on Saturday.

Test and Trace app but rather than being forced to self isolate for up to 10 days they will instead take part in a ‘daily contact testing pilot’ scheme which has only been made available to a select number of people.

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