The rise comes as the chancellor announces another £30bn of measures to try to help the economy.
Coronavirus: Public spending on crisis soars to £190bn
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Coronavirus: Pools, gyms, team sport and outdoor gigs to return
Restrictions in England are further eased – with beauty businesses also able to reopen on Monday.
The Coronavirus May Forever Change Grocery Shopping
Will the coronavirus pandemic lead to long-term changes in how we shop for food? To better understand the challenges facing grocery stores, WSJ’s Alexander Hotz spoke with an industry insider, a store owner and a Walmart executive.
John Lewis to close eight stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk
In-store sales fail to rebound after coronavirus lockdown as shoppers switch to online purchases
Six months, six countries, six families — and one unrelenting, unforgiving epidemic
In far-flung corners of the Earth, six families, like millions of others, struggled to ride out the seemingly implacable wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
World Wealth Report: Germany’s dollar millionaires on the rise
The number of Germany’s dollar millionaires rose by 100,000 in 2019, according to the World Wealth Report. The US had the biggest upturn, although the coronavirus crisis could change the upward trend.
Fauci says states with surging Covid-19 cases should pause reopening efforts
Public health expert made remark after US set world record for most new Covid-19 cases reported in one dayAs the US set a world record for most Covid-19 cases in one day, with 60,000 reported on Wednesday, Dr Anthony Fauci, a senior member of the White House coronavirus taskforce, said states needed to pause reopening efforts. Related: Some Republican senato […]
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Pushes for Schools to Reopen
The president’s push for a return to classrooms comes as the number of cases tops 3 million in the U.S. Some governments are backtracking on tracing apps.
Stocks retreat as US coronavirus outbreaks threaten recovery
Gold hovers near nine-year high while European shares fall for second day
US expected to hit three million coronavirus cases – live updates
Total US coronavirus cases expected to hit three million todayUS officially notifies WHO of its withdrawalMary Trump’s book: eight most shocking claimsSign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.27am BST Nine in 10 Americans believe that racism and police violence are problems in the country, a Guardian/Opinium Research poll has found, a sign that public opinio […]
U.S. hits 3,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as Trump applauds response
The United States hit a grim milestone as officials confirmed the nation has had over three million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as cases continue to surge in states across the country. Trump, meanwhile, still says his government’s response
Public health expert: Texas may have a New York-level COVID-19 crisis
Roberta Schwartz of Houston Methodist Hospital joins to discuss the growing COVID-19 crisis in the state of Texas, and how hospital officials are concerned doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients could soon be completely overwhelmed.
Source: Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2021
The Ryder Cup will be delayed until 2021, with the Presidents Cup moving to 2022, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a source said.
China’s jobs problem runs deeper than the coronavirus
New hiring and management practices could help China boost productivity in the economic uncertainty of the post-coronavirus environment.
Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Six months after COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, desperation rather than information is still driving many decisions about how to treat the disease
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