Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left intensive care as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital
Johnson's ongoing recovery prompted a small rise in the value of sterling against the dollar.
With the economy facing potentially the worst hit since World War Two, the government said it had expanded its overdraft facility with the Bank of England. The government has made pledges costing tens of billions of pounds to support businesses and workers hit by the virus. On Thursday, the government said an additional 1.2 million claims for welfare payments had been filed since March 16.Raab said the peak of the virus outbreak had yet to be reached and that the government would not be able to say more about the duration of the lockdown until late next week, once experts have had chance to analyse data on how well it is working.
This stadium in Cardiff, Wales is being converted into 2000-bed field hospital for coronavirus patients. It is expected to start taking patients on Sunday.Raab said on Thursday he had the power to make"necessary decisions" in the prime minister's absence and that government will continue to follow the strategy set out by Johnson. He said cabinet could take decisions collectively.
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