• Thursday, March 28, 2024
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A day in a Coronavirus ridden world

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•Some 3.3m Americans filed jobless claims last week – more than four times the previous record

•The figure was released after the US Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill, including $1,200 for most adults

•Confirmed cases in the US near 70,000, with at least 1,050 deaths.

•G20 leaders vow to inject $5 trillion (£4.1 trillion) into the global economy.

•Deaths surge by 655 in Spain, taking total to nearly 4,100.

•UK deaths rise to 475, out of 9,500 confirmed cases. Hospitals said they are witnessing a tsunami of Coronavirus arrivals.

•Financial support for the UK’s self-employed is due to be unveiled.

•Although infections are slowing in Italy, deaths are rising in the poorer south.

•In South Africa, the number of Coronavirus cases rose to 927 a day before the country goes into a nationwide lockdown.

•Nearly a third of the world’s population are living under coronavirus-related restrictions.