Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including a truly awful US jobless reportNewsflash: US initial jobless claims hit record6.6 million people signed on last weekExperts: It’s a dreadful reportEarlier:One in four UK firms cut staff levelsCough medicine prices up 10% last weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our Read more
The UK death toll for coronavirus has risen to 2,921 – up by 569 from the day before. Via: UK Coronavirus death toll rises by 569, bringing total to 2,921
Those in need can request deliveries through borough council websites Via: Help The Hungry: More than 40 food distribution hubs set up to help vulnerable Londoners
Just four per cent said the social distancing measures were brought in too soon Via: Coronavirus: Majority of public believe Boris Johnson imposed lockdown too late, poll shows
Thousands of care workers having to take time off work but often left with no income with ‘disastrous effect’ due to chronic underfunding in care system Via: Help The Hungry: Care workers turn to food banks as they self-isolate for coronavirus without sick pay, says charity
Prime minister was due back to his office on Friday – seven days after being diagnosed with coronavirus – but still ‘has symptoms’ Via: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to stay in isolation for longer than expected, No 10 hints
A nurse strangled his doctor girlfriend before telling police officers that he unleashed the attack because she gave him Covid-19, prosecutors say. Via: Italian nurse 'strangled his doctor girlfriend to death after saying she gave him coronavirus'
Trump says federal stockpile of personal protective gear nearly empty; Florida, Georgia, Mississippi ordered to shelter in place; record daily fatalities in UK. Follow the latest updates. At a glance: summary of key eventsWimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus crisisAustralia coronavirus – latest updatesSee all of our coronavirus coverage 2.56am BST Read more
Thomas Harvey, 57, worked for the NHS for more than 20 years at Goodmayes Hospital in east London and had to self-isolate after catching the virus from a patient. Via: Father-of-seven nurse, 57, dies alone at home in self-isolation from coronavirus
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