UK COVID-19 death toll rises to 16,509 after 449 more people die in lowest increase for a fortnight
Coronavirus latest -The UK coronavirus death toll today rose to 16,509 after 449 more fatalities were recorded in the lowest increase for a fortnight.
The last time the daily death toll was that low was two weeks ago on April 6 when 439 fatalities were reported.
More than 140,000 firms have applied for the government's COVID-19 furlough scheme on the first day - and it will pay the wages of one million people in days.
The Chancellor said that since the scheme opened up at 8am this morning, it had been inundated with requests for state grants.
The scheme allows employers to claim up to 80 per cent of a furloughed employee’s wages, capped at £2,500 a month. In all, 5,000 HMRC staff will man phones and webchat services to answer questions so money is available as soon as possible. And it will pay them within six days, he said today, just in time for the April payday.
Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11439540/14000-apply-for-furlough-scheme/
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Coronavirus latest -The UK coronavirus death toll today rose to 16,509 after 449 more fatalities were recorded in the lowest increase for a fortnight.
The last time the daily death toll was that low was two weeks ago on April 6 when 439 fatalities were reported.
More than 140,000 firms have applied for the government’s COVID-19 furlough scheme on the first day – and it will pay the wages of one million people in days.
The Chancellor said that since the scheme opened up at 8am this morning, it had been inundated with requests for state grants.
The scheme allows employers to claim up to 80 per cent of a furloughed employee’s wages, capped at £2,500 a month. In all, 5,000 HMRC staff will man phones and webchat services to answer questions so money is available as soon as possible. And it will pay them within six days, he said today, just in time for the April payday.
Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11439540/14000-apply-for-furlough-scheme/
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