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Covid measures are designed to help businesses forced to close their doors over the winterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHospitality businesses in the north of England have said they will struggle to survive on the new support package unveiled by the chancellor if they are forced into weeks of local lockdowns.Carol Ross, the landlady of the Roscoe Head pub in Liverpool, said...

Media links Covid fight and exit from Europe as the UK adopts jobs support scheme similar to kurzarbeitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn Thursday, the UK followed in the footsteps of the German government by adopting a Jobs Support Scheme. The announcement comes as German commentators have spoken of their confusion at the zig-zag approach to tackling the coronavirus, describing a nation...

There is evidence that scheme under which Berlin tops up wages of those put on short-time working is effectiveGermany’s furlough scheme saves firms from freefallCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt all looked so different for Rishi Sunak three weeks ago. After a bleak early spring in which the economy was sacrificed for health reasons, there were signs that the worst might be...

The prime minister says he is hoping for the best but planning for the worst. We look at key areas of concernCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson’s approach to a winter wave of Covid-19 is to hope for the best but plan for the worst, he said on Friday. The worst-case scenario was spelled out earlier in the week by the...

The country’s economy and public health will be paying the price of too-little, too-late policymaking for a long timeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus can take many forms. At one extreme, the illness can be mild and fleeting. At the other, and relatively rarely, it can kill. Most commonly, it produces a short respiratory illness, sometimes followed by a pervasive lethargy that...

UK facing ‘severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen’, says chancellor Rishi SunakExcess deaths in UK reached almost 55,000 in early May, says ONSChildren in England back to school before contact tracing app rolled outHome test kits run out as eligibility list is expandedExplained: how five-year-olds should be tested for coronavirusGlobal coronavirus updates - live 5.38pm BST Q: What will you prioritise...

The chancellor says the coronavirus job retention scheme will be extended for four months, until the end of October. There will be no changes until the end of July, he says,  and in August, September and October it will continue with more flexibility. Sunak added that 7.5m jobs have been supported by the furlough scheme and almost 1m businesses helpedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all...

Industries like manufacturing could return to normal before entertainment companies, according to Whitehall sourcesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are looking at ending the coronavirus lockdown with a “gradual sector-by-sector approach” that could see vital industries such as manufacturing get back to work before less critical ones like entertainment, according to Whitehall sources.Two officials said one of the main options being explored...

Rightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives• Coronavirus latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus pandemic has brought urgency to the defining political question of our age: how to distribute risk. As with the climate crisis, neoliberal capitalism is proving particularly ill-suited to this.Like global warming, but in close-up and fast-forward,...

The Covid-19 outbreak is forcing politicians and central bankers to set aside ideology and orthodoxy to prevent a global collapse Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is as if the lights have been switched off. The global economy has been plunged into darkness as countries hunker down in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Most recessions develop gradually over time. When the last one...