UK coronavirus live: hospital death toll rises by 563 in a day, taking total to 2,352

Across UK, 152,979 people have been tested of whom 29,474 tested positiveEdinburgh festivals cancelled due to coronavirusHancock orders all spare tests to be used for NHS staffCoronavirus – latest global updatesLatest developments at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.52pm BST Almost a fifth of UK small businesses are at risk of collapsing within the next month as they struggle to secure emergency cash meant to support them through the coronavirus lockdown, according to research by an accountancy network, our Jasper Jolly reports.The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has pledged unprecedented aid to companies to try to cushion the blow from much of the economy shutting down but businesses and politicians have raised concerns that there are gaps in the schemes.Banks were kept afloat by government and taxpayers during the financial crisis. They should play their part in helping small and medium sized businesses through the coronavirus crisis. My letter to the Chancellor:https://t.co/JIMPxA3tCc pic.twitter.com/DCeqsyPDvD Related: Almost a fifth of small businesses ‘at risk of collapse within month’ 2.43pm BST The new NHS field hospital in Manchester is due to open at the end of next week – on 12 April – and will have capacity for 500 beds, the city’s council leader has said.The facility at Manchester Central convention centre will be a “step-down” hospital, meaning it will not treat intensive care cases, and is expected to be called Nightingale North. Continue reading…
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