Main points from today
- Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, led the briefing.
- The target of 100,00 tests per day was achieved. 122,347 tests were completed in the 24 hours up to 9am on 1st May.
- The Health Secretary said ‘testing was crucial to suppress the virus and unlock the lockdown.’
- By mid May 18,000 people would be involved in contact tracing with more if necessary.
- 177,454 positive tests, an increase of 6,201 from yesterday. 27,510 deaths, an increase of 739 from yesterday.
Latest Guidance (employment and business)
www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wages-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme
Work out 80% of your employees’ wages to claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Check if you can claim for your employees’ wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
1 May 2020
Added links to apprenticeship learning arrangements for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Added a link to shared parental pay guidance and a new section for maternity allowance.
Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
1 May 2020
More information has been added about who can claim the grant and how different circumstances can affect the scheme.
The formal rules for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme have been published.
Treasury Direction made by the Chancellor under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020
First published. 4:00pm, 1 May 2020
Latest Guidance (health)
No new guidance today.
Schools
Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020 – This guidance aims to answer common questions in relation to the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020. Updated ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020’ to reflect Ofqual consultation closing. 4:37pm, 1 May 2020
Induction for newly qualified teachers during the coronavirus outbreak – Guidance about changes to newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Updated to reflect the new regulations. Absences related to the coronavirus outbreak will not trigger an automatic extension of the induction. 11:12am, 1 May 2020
The general school guidance starts here:-
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for schools and other educational settings
General Guidance
The general coronavirus guidance starts here:-
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
