Businesses of all kinds are allowed to trade again – and government help is being phased out accordingly.

But a growing number of businesses are operating below their capacity, if at all, because of the number of staff being told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace system.

And of course, the reason people are being “pinged” is that Covid is still spreading, even if the latest figures offer some grounds for cautious optimism.

I’d be interested to hear what effect the situation is having on your business. Do email me at darren.slade@bournemouthecho.co.uk, connect with me on LinkedIn, or follow me on Twitter, where I’m @echodaz.

Stay safe,

Darren

Darren Slade

Business editor