It's almost as if when you let a virus that can leave people disabled and unable to work for months, possibly years, run rampant throughout the population, you end up with more people unable to work.

Whoever could have seen that coming?

#EconomicInactivity #LongTermSickLeave #Covid19 #LongCovid #LetItRip

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68534537

More than a fifth of UK adults not looking for work

The UK's economic inactivity rate was 21.8% from November to January, official figures show.

BBC News