20 April 2020

Monday 20 April

2020-04-20

Events

 * A UK government pay scheme to keep millions on payrolls despite not working goes live.Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended until the end of June, the government will cover 80% of workers' wages, up to £2,500 a month, if they are put on leave. Millions of workers are expected to be "furloughed" because of the lockdown.


 * A further 449 deaths in UK hospitals confirmed, bringing total to 16,509, but new confirmed infections are "flattening out", says deputy chief scientific adviser