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Media briefing. are you ashamed as a government that there are so many nhs staff going into work who say they're worried about their safety because they fear their hospitals might run out of ppe? absolutely, everybody working hard on the front line deserves to have the equipment they need to be able to do theirjobs safely and we are working around the clock to make sure we can deliver on that. obviously, a billion pieces of ppe have been delivered, i think 12 million yesterday, and we are improving our sourcing internationally and domestically to make sure we can get the ppe we need in what is...

Obviously, a billion pieces of ppe have been delivered, i think 12 million yesterday, and we are improving our sourcing internationally and domestically to make sure we can get the ppe we need in what is a challenging international context. the chancellor said there were delays with the planned turkish consignment of ppe, but a shipment of gowns from myanmar had arrived. with the new temporary nhs hospital in glasgow ready to take patients, the government said it was working at pace to improve the supply of ppe. the opening ceremony for cardiff's new temporary hospital, the principality stadiu...

Who are on the payroll as of march 19. it'll pay 80% of employee wages to a cap of £2500 a month and run until the end ofjune and could cost the government, the taxpayer, as much as £50 billion. this is a direct grant to employers, unlike the £330 billion in government backed loans. so far, just over 2% of that money has been approved, with many businesses finding themselves unwilling or unable to borrow their way out of a crisis. the treasury says take up is accelerating and also say they are deferring £30 billion in vat to protect company cash flows. currently, the government offers an 8...

With the new temporary nhs hospital in glasgow ready to take patients, the government said it was working at pace to improve the supply of ppe. the opening ceremony for cardiff's new temporary hospital, the principality stadium, with room for up to 2000 patients. in a rare public statement, the duke of edinburgh said he wanted to thank all key workers and acknowledge the urgent scientific work taking place. tributes have been paid to an emergency medicine consultant at royal derby hospital who died after contracting the virus. there was more uplifting news at the east sussex trust, as staff ga...

>> good sunday morning. the week began with two national reckonings on the coronavirus. the first is where we're headed. as of this morning there are more than 300,000 confirmed cases in the united states and well over 8,000 deaths. the federal government is now acknowledging that in a best-case scenario, somewhere between 100,000 and 240,000 americans are likely to die from this virus. one point of comparison, that's more americans than died fighting in korea and vietnam combined. as you can see, the united states, that's the soaring red line in this graphic here, trails the world in flatteni...