Welcome everyone to the governments daily briefing. Im joined today by the chief executive of the nhs Simon Stephen and deputy chief medical officer jenny harris area id like to update you all on the facts of the spread of covid19 and the steps that we are taking in the battle against the coronavirus. 130,777 people have now been tested for the virus. Of those, 14,543 have tested positive. Increase in the last day of 2885. That scientific analysis now is at the rate of infection has been doubling every 3 to 4 days. Of those who have contracted the virus , 759 have sadly died. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have passed away. These figures are a powerful reminder of the need for all of us to. We need to slow the spread of the virus and strengthen the nhss ability to protect us all. Social distancing measures have been put in place to restrict the spread of covid19. So fewer people should need hospital treatment at any one time. The measures that we put in pla
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments nationally and globally. In the daily press briefing, the uk home secretary priti patel said she was sorry if anyone felt there had been failings over the supply of personal protective equipment for health workers. It comes as the British Medical Association issued a stark warning that many medics are unable to access the ppe they need to keep themselves safe. Priti patel also announced the government would be giving £2 million to Domestic Abuse services to combat an increase in cases since the start of the lockdown. Meanwhile, the coronavirus outbreak in the United States has become the deadliest in the world, surpassing italy to record over 20,000 deaths in total. Andrew cuomo, the governor of the worst affected state, new york, has said the death rate there was stabilising, but at a horrific level. And spain has recorded its lowest number of daily deaths for nearly t
That is what we want. We want them to keep and pay their workers and this will help them keep them on the payroll and allow the economy to quickly accelerate as soon as we defeat the virus. 350 Million Dollars in direct Cash Payments will be available for every american earning less than 99,000 a year. 3400 verymean quickly for the typical family of four. Up to 250 billion in expanded unemployment benefits, the average worker who has lost their job will receive 100 of their salary for up to four full months. Independent contractors and selfemployed will be eligible. Have independent contractors and selfemployed people will be eligible. Over 100 billion to support the work of the doctors, nurses, hospitals. 45 million for Disaster Relief fund. 45re setting up a fund of billion for Disaster Relief. More than doubling the amount available to support my National Emergency declaration. It is doubling. 27 million to build up the Strategic National stockpile with radical supplies including ma
I will hold primaries is questions to 1 00. It will serve as separate statements on the situation of coronavirus. I will alert the leader of opposition two sets of questions of six which i expected to be taken in two sets. Similar, i will alert the leader of the second Largest Party four questions. I will also essentially call for the questions from opposition front bench. In order to maximize participation can ask the short questions and short answers. We now start Prime Ministers questions. Question number one come mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. I would like to pay tribute to the Prime Minister and his ministers for navigating my constituents to these unprecedented times with your decisive action, also to my constituents and those working in the nhs for your truly heroic work. No one can afford to be complacent during this time, an
1600 points. Fox team coverage, blake burman from the white house, Lauren Simonetti is watching the markets, Edward Lawrence is in washington also but lets kick it off with lauren. Lauren what a day to kick off the week. The dow was up more than 1hundred points. Up 7 . Ditto for the nasdaq and s p 500. Traders seem encouraged by news here in the u. S. The peak of coronavirus might be near. The winners on the dow, boeing. They have been slaughtered recently as you know. Bad news from the company. They have suspended their seattle factories, their Production Centers there indefinitely. Nonethelessing, look at the stock, up 19 today. You can see huge gains for raytheon technologies, american express, visa, as well as mcdonalds. Oil was in the red today. It fell for the first time in three sessions closing out 26 a barrel. The amount of oil on the market is growing. We are running out of places to store the oil. This big meeting from the major producers, well that has been delayed. That is