Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. President trump says he and the democrats are closer to agreeing at least 300 billion in a stimulus deal to help Small Businesses in the us hit hard by the pandemic. Mr trump also said he would use the defense production act to compel one us facility to produce at least 20 million test swabs per month. New yorks governor, andrew cuomo, says hell launch an aggressive Antibody Testing Campaign Next week, to see how many people have had the virus. He also said the coronavirus outbreak there is on the descent. 40,000 people have now died of the virus in the us. And in the uk a delivery of vital protective equipment for healthcare workers, which was delayed, is now due to arrrive in the next 2a hours. The government said it was working to ensure the shipment from turkey, which includes 400,000 gowns, would reach frontline staff in the coming days. Wel
And germany is relaxing some of its lockdown measures from today, with the outbreak there, now said to be under control. After a weekend of warnings that some supplies of personal protective equipment for nhs workers are on the verge of running out, a number of hospitals across england say their stocks of gowns are now critically low. It comes as the government is criticised over delays to a delivery of ppe, including 400,000 gowns from turkey, that had been due to arrive yesterday. In other developments scientists are looking into whether the blood of coronavirus survivors can be used to treat people who are ill in hospital with covid 19. Tens of thousands of temporary mortuary spaces are being provided across the uk by the government ministers have described the measure as a precaution rather than a predicion. And from today, businesses can apply for grants to cover 80 per cent of the wages of staff who have been temporarily laid off because of the lockdown. Meanwhile, germany is rel
People at home. A number of people i disadvantage in terms of being able to access what scheme that assumes you are working at a full income level hello and welcome to audiences in the uk before those things came into and around the world. Were covering all the latest place. On top of that we also coronavirus developments, both here and globally. Had a number of environment in the last hour President Trump has said he and where women are in vulnerable the democrats are closer situations and conditions, to agreeing a 450 million stimulus deal to help where there is violence, and a Small Businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Possibility that has had a limit in terms of the types of mrtrump also setu ps limit in terms of the types of setups they have that allowed said he would use them to stay home safely and them to stay home safely and the defense production act the types of choices they have to compel one us facility had to make about what areas of to produce at least 20 million test sw
The head of hmrc, how it will work, when businesses will see their cash. Watford are set to become the Third Premier League club to agree wage deferrals because of the coronavirus pandemic. Youll never walk alone. As if raising £26 million wasnt astonishin enough, captain tom moores Charity Single with michael ball and an nhs choir is on course to top the charts. Good morning. Today dry and sunny with a spot of rain across the south west of england and the Channel Islands and a cool westerly wind. Its monday the 20th of april. Our top story after a weekend of warnings that some supplies of personal protective equipment for nhs workers are on the verge of running out, a number of hospitals across england say their stocks of gowns are now critically low. It comes as the government is criticised over delays to a delivery of ppe, including 400,000 gowns from turkey, that had been due to arrive yesterday. An organisation representing hospital bosses says ministers should stop making promis
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. President trump says he and the democrats are closer to agreeing at least 300 billion in a stimulus deal to help Small Businesses in the us hit hard by the pandemic. Mr trump also said he would use the defense production act to compel one us facility to produce at least 20 million test swabs per month. New yorks governor, andrew cuomo, says hell launch an aggressive Antibody Testing Campaign Next week to see how many people have had the virus. He also said the coronavirus outbreak there is on the descent. 40,000 people have now died of the virus in the us, and in the uk, a delivery of vital protective equipment for healthcare workers, which was delayed, is now due to arrrive in the next 2a hours. The government said it was working to ensure the shipment from turkey, which includes 400,000 gowns, would reach frontline staff in the coming days. Wel