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The suspension comes after warnings to the UK Government over a “surge” in workers and medics being forced into self-isolation over coronavirus contacts with ‘Freedom day’ in England on Monday.
Transport unions have said there will be “dire consequences” next week when staff are “pinged” as the level of infections rise.
A London Tube line has been suspended due to “a shortage of control room staff” triggered by workers being told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid-19 app.
The Metropolitan Line was not running on Saturday due to control room staff being alerted by the app in the morning.
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