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Coronavirus UK live: Lockdown could shrink GDP by 35% and see unemployment rise by 2m, says OBR | |
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Coronavirus lockdown in the UK could last at least another month, as Dominic Raab says country has not passed the peak | Coronavirus lockdown in the UK could last at least another month, as Dominic Raab says country has not passed the peak |
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald TD has confirmed that on Monday she received a positive diagnosis for Covid-19, having been tested on 28 March.In a statement she thanked everyone who has sent their good wishes over the past number of weeks and said she will be back at work next Monday. She said: | |
The former Welsh AM William Powell is now conscious and “responding to treatment” after being treated for coronavirus. He remains in intensive care, two and a half weeks after he was admitted to hospital. | |
Responding to the OBR economic scenario, Anneliese Dodds MP, the shadow chancellor, said it was clear additional action was needed to ensure take-up of the economic measures introduced by the government was increased. She said: | |
From BBC Newsnight’s Lewis Goodall | |
Here is an excerpt from the report published by the Office for Budget Responsibility today looking at what impact the coronavirus lockdown could have on the economy. It says GDP could fall by 35% in the second quarter of the year. | |
Here is an extract. | |
One in 10 hospital nurses is off work due to coronavirus, internal NHS figures suggest. | One in 10 hospital nurses is off work due to coronavirus, internal NHS figures suggest. |
Data from the Covid-19 national operational dashboard from Saturday, seen by the Health Service Journal, show that across English acute trusts there were 28,063 Covid-19-related absences reported among nurses and midwives - 10% of a headcount of around 280,000. | Data from the Covid-19 national operational dashboard from Saturday, seen by the Health Service Journal, show that across English acute trusts there were 28,063 Covid-19-related absences reported among nurses and midwives - 10% of a headcount of around 280,000. |
This could include staff who have symptoms themselves or those who are in isolation due to someone in their home showing signs of illness. | This could include staff who have symptoms themselves or those who are in isolation due to someone in their home showing signs of illness. |
The news comes as the NHS has increased testing capacity to include family members of health service staff and ministers said they are “confident” the government will achieve its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of the month. | The news comes as the NHS has increased testing capacity to include family members of health service staff and ministers said they are “confident” the government will achieve its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of the month. |
The Health Service Journal story is here. | The Health Service Journal story is here. |
From Sky’s economics editor Ed Conway | From Sky’s economics editor Ed Conway |
A serious concern since the emergence of Covid-19 has been whether those who have had it can get it a second time – and what that means for exiting this crisis. | A serious concern since the emergence of Covid-19 has been whether those who have had it can get it a second time – and what that means for exiting this crisis. |
In this video explainer, the Guardian’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin looks at how our bodies fight coronavirus when infected, how we develop immunity and if we can get reinfected with Covid-19. | In this video explainer, the Guardian’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin looks at how our bodies fight coronavirus when infected, how we develop immunity and if we can get reinfected with Covid-19. |
The ONS has also published a separate report today explaining in detail how its coronavirus death figures differ from the Department for Health and Social Care’s. Nick Stripe, head of health analysis and life events at the ONS said: | The ONS has also published a separate report today explaining in detail how its coronavirus death figures differ from the Department for Health and Social Care’s. Nick Stripe, head of health analysis and life events at the ONS said: |
Sky’s Ed Conway has another graph illustrating the ONS figures showing how the death rate is now soaring above what is normal for this time of year. (See 11.41am.) | Sky’s Ed Conway has another graph illustrating the ONS figures showing how the death rate is now soaring above what is normal for this time of year. (See 11.41am.) |
The UK Space Agency is making £2.6m of funding available to the space sector for solutions that can help the NHS respond to coronavirus. | The UK Space Agency is making £2.6m of funding available to the space sector for solutions that can help the NHS respond to coronavirus. |
In partnership with the European Space Agency, this will fund a number of projects that could include using drones to deliver test kits and PPE, or using satellite communications to carry out some appointments online rather than face-to-face. | In partnership with the European Space Agency, this will fund a number of projects that could include using drones to deliver test kits and PPE, or using satellite communications to carry out some appointments online rather than face-to-face. |