Main points from today
- Housing and Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, led the briefing.
- PM will set out second phase on Sunday. It will be based on the five principles:-
- NHS has sufficient capacity.
- A sustained and consistent fall in death rates.
- Rate of infection falls to manageable levels.
- Testing capacity and PPE able to cope with demand.
- No risk of a second peak.
- Testing to increase to 200,000+ by end of May.
- 201,111 positive tests, an increase of 6,111 from yesterday. 30,076 deaths in all settings an increase of 649.
Latest Guidance (employment and business)
No new guidance today.
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
Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
Latest Guidance (health)
No new guidance today.
Schools
No new guidance today.
Case studies: remote education practice for schools during coronavirus (COVID-19) – Examples of practice for remote education from schools and academies across England. First published. 6:08pm, 5 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
