Main points from today
- Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, led the briefing.
- The contact tracing app will be trialled on the Isle of Wight this week.
- The app will log locations via bluetooth and send an anonymous alert to other users if they have been in contact with someone suspected to have the virus. There will be a recommendation that they self-isolate or get tested if needed.
- The aim is to have the app and human contact tracing up and running across the country by the middle of May.
- 190,584 positive tests, an increase of 3,985 from yesterday. 28,734 deaths in all settings an increase of 288. The lowest daily increase since 20th March.
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
New Bounce Back Loans to launch today – Britain’s small businesses will be able to apply for quick and easy-to access loans of up to £50,000 from today – with the cash expected to land within days.
9:33am, 4 May 2020
Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support 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
No new guidance today.
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
