LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was getting better on Thursday (Apr 9) in intensive care where he is battling COVID-19 as his ...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was getting better on Thursday in intensive care where he is battling COVID-19 as his government extended its bank overdraft facility and reviewed the most stringent shutdown in peacetime history.
With a prime minister in intensive care, the British government was facing two major issues: how to finance a vast increase in state spending to support the shuttered economy, and when to start easing lockdown measures.With the world's fifth largest economy facing potentially the worst economic hit since World War Two amid historic spending and tax cuts, the government said it had expanded its overdraft facility with the Bank of England.
The United Kingdom is entering what scientists say is the deadliest phase of the outbreak, with deaths expected to continue to rise over the Easter weekend. Latest figures show total deaths in hospitals from COVID-19 have reached 7,097. Johnson's designated deputy, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, will chair the meeting, although no final decision will be made. London's mayor and the Welsh regional government have both said the lockdown would stay in place.
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