As of 11:12am on 29 September 2020, there are 33,206,004 confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world. [World Health Organisation]
As of 9am on 29 September 2020, there are 446,156 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK out of 20,503,188 tested. [GOV.UK]
216 countries, areas or territories are affected by COVID-19 with Latin America being the epicentre of the virus. [World Health Organisation]
Understand the UK's latest guidance for business on the coronavirus pandemic
The public will be required by law to self-isolate, supported by payment of £500 for those on lower incomes who cannot work from home and have lost income as a result. New fines for those breaching self-isolation rules will start at £1,000
Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined the Winter Economy Plan to support firms over the coming months. The CBI broke down what this means for business
Boris Johnson announced additional COVID-19 restrictions, including a 10pm hospitality curfew, working from home where possible and increased fines for not wearing a mask, adding that these restrictions could be in place for the next six months
The new 'rule of six' has come into effect, prohibiting individuals from socially meeting with people from other households in groups of more than six
The NHS COVID-19 app is currently being trialled for use across businesses from 24 September. The app will allow customers in England to check-in to establishments with their phone and requires businesses to have visible NHS QR code posters upon entry
Understand the international situation and what this means for you
156 countries representing about 64% of the world population have signed up to expand global access to COVID-19 vaccines by funding a purchasing pool known as Covax, organised by the World Health Organisation and other non-profit groups including the Global Vaccine Alliance or GAVI. The UK and EU members states have joined, but Russia, China and the United Stated chose not to take part
Surging coronavirus figures across Europe should serve as "a wake-up call", warned the World Health Organisation's regional director Hans Kluge, as he noted the number of new cases had doubled in more than half of European member states
The OECD's interim economic outlook showed that the UK’s predicted 10.1% drop in GDP for 2020 compares with falls of 3.8% in the United States, 7.9% in the Eurozone, 5.4% in Germany and 5.8% in Japan. Of the G20 countries, only Argentina (-11.2%), Italy (-10.5%), India (-10.2%), South Africa (-11.5%) and Mexico (-10.2%) are forecast to do worse – by a small margin
European Council President Charles Michel, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a virtual meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, on economic and trade issues, as well as their responses to COVID-19
Israel’s Cabinet decided to take the nation back into lockdown on 18 September, making it the first country to do so. The decision has been prompted by new coronavirus cases reaching 4,000 a day
An open letter to the medical journal the Lancet, signed by some 30 mainly European researchers, queried some of the data published by Russian researchers about the effectiveness of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in clinical trials in the same journal on 4 September
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Recorded 28 September, this session focuses on the government’s economic response to the pandemic and what it means for business.
