Government action to tackle the coronavirus pandemic:
We are protecting the NHS so that it is there for people when they need it…
• From just 2,000 tests per day in March we now have the capacity to conduct over 200,000 tests per day – with 232,086 tests on 23 June.
• Our testing rate is now among the best in the world, equivalent to one test for every ten people in the country – and is outpacing countries like Germany, Spain, Italy, and the USA.
• Daily cases down from a peak of 5,195 on 14 April to 1,081 on 23 June 2020 (seven day rolling average)
• Daily deaths down from a peak of 945 on 14 April to 117 on 23 June 2020 (seven day rolling average)
• Ventilators up from 9,000 in March 2020 to 21,200 on 22 June 2020.
• Number of ventilator beds occupied down from a peak of 3,301 on 12 April 2020 to 340 on 22 June 2020.
• Over 1.98 billion items of PPE delivered since the start of the outbreak.
• 6 Nightingale hospitals created with a 7th due to open in Exeter this month.
• Hospital admissions down from 3,432 on 1 April 2020 to 283 on 20 June 2020 (England, Wales and NI).
• Over 1.7 million testing kits delivered to almost 9000 care homes.
• 99% of GPs able to offer video consultations – up from 3% before the crisis.
We are taking unprecedented action to support jobs and livelihoods across the UK with over £104 billion of support…
• Jobs retention scheme has been used by over 1.1 million employers to protect 9.2 million people’s jobs at a value of £22.9 billion
• Self-employed income support scheme has been used by over 2.6 million to the value of £7.6 billion.
• The safety net is working – with an extra 2.3 million people getting the help they need through Universal Credit (since 12 March)
• Over 50,482 loans have now gone out through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme for SMEs providing £10.53 billion worth of finance.
• 315 loans have been approved for the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme for large firms providing £2.1 billion worth of financing.
• Over 921,000 Bounce Back Loans have been approved worth over £28 billion.
• Over 853,000 firms have benefitted from over £10.48 billion of business grants through the Small Business Grant Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund.
• Around 350,000 properties will pay no business rates in 2020-21 – saving them almost £10 billion because of business rate relief.
• Over 250,000 VAT payments deferred by businesses to the value of £17.3 billion.
We are supporting those who need it most…
• Around 1,160,000 children are attending an educational setting – including 405,000 children of critical workers [estimated as 13% of all children of critical workers].
• £164 million worth of free school meal vouchers have been redeemed.
• Over 3 million food boxes have been distributed to those who are shielded.
• 15,000 people have been housed in emergency accommodation.
• Almost 590,000 NHS Volunteer Responders have had their ID verified and can now receive tasks.
• More than 348,000 tasks have been completed by NHS Volunteers.
• Helped to repatriate 38,000 people by charter and 1.3 million via commercial routes.
• Contributed £1.65 billion to GAVI, the vaccine alliance.
• 2 of the world’s leading coronavirus vaccine programmes.
• The first in world to have a successful clinical trial.
• Contributed £764 million the international effort to fight coronavirus
