How the coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook
by Richard Partington from on (#5401J)
Our analysis looks at growth and jobs, and the effect of the pandemic on businesses
UK economy faces longer and slower recovery from Covid
The number of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 has been steadily falling from a peak reached after the government lockdown began, even as more tests are being done. New daily cases in London are now close to zero. As of 26 May, 3,681,295 people have been tested, of which 265,227 had coronavirus. The number of daily deaths with Covid-19 has been falling. In total, 37,048 people have died.