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Huge UK aid package

"We must act like any wartime government and do whatever it takes to support our economy." The words of the prime minister on Tuesday as he announced a raft of measures worth £350bn to mitigate the financial impact of coronavirus. It includes mortgage and business rates "holidays", £330bn in loans and £20bn in other aid to protect firms. Pubs and retailers will be offered grants to help them survive.

Companies and trade bodies broadly welcomed the measures, but some experts warn paying staff will still remain very difficult. Others feel there are significant gaps. Where is the help for renters? For the self-employed? For those already made redundant or off sick? The chancellor said more measures would be announced in the coming days, but the pressure on him to go even further will grow.

Nevertheless, the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg says the government had to act fast and act credibly in the face of mounting criticism and there's no doubt this is a huge move - a massive state intervention which will have enormous implications for the taxpayer for years and years to come.

All of that economic news came as the UK death toll hit 71. The government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said it would be a "good outcome" if that could ultimately be kept below 20,000. Britons have been told to avoid all non-essential foreign travel for at least 30 days, while all non-urgent operations and many new Crown Court cases have been delayed.

Beyond Britain

The virus has now infected more than 185,000 people worldwide with 7,500 deaths. All 50 US states have now reported cases and restrictions on public life continue to spread with the virus. Las Vegas is closing all non-essential businesses, including casinos, San Francisco has ordered 6.7 million residents to stay home for all but the most crucial outings until 7 April and New York is considering a similar lockdown. Like the UK, the US has announced a huge stimulus package, but the race to be the man who takes on Donald Trump for the presidency this year has been thrown into uncertainty.

Elsewhere, the EU is shutting its borders and Australia has banned non-essential gatherings of more than 100 people. Scientists in Australia - part of a global effort to find treatment for the disease - say they have identified how the body's immune system fights the Covid-19 virus. More big sporting events continue to be postponed, including Euro 2020, but organisers of the Tokyo Olympics continue to insist, even in the face of criticism, that it will go ahead.

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Explaining all

More and more of us are going to find ourselves in isolation at home with close family, so how do you cope with being cooped up? Many elderly people in particular are facing a long period of time alone, so we've also looked at how you can keep in touch with older relatives virtually. Tesco has announced it plans to close supermarkets normally open 24 hours during the night in order to restock shelves. What else are supermarkets doing about stockpiling?

You can find all of our coronavirus explainers on our dedicated index. It includes a new video for anyone who thinks they may have symptoms, and a fact-check on those confusing stories you might have heard about taking ibuprofen if you're feeling unwell.

How close are we to a vaccine?

By James Gallagher, BBC health correspondent

Researchers have developed vaccines and are starting to test them on animals and people, and if that goes well there could be human trials later in the year. But even if scientists can celebrate having developed a vaccine before 2021, there is still the massive job of being able to mass-produce it. It means, realistically, one would not be ready until at least the middle of next year. All of this is happening on an unprecedented timescale and using new approaches to vaccines, so there are no guarantees everything will go smoothly.

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What the papers say

Most of the front pages focus on what the Daily Mail calls "Rishi's £350bn kiss of life". The Daily Express says it's a "war chest to keep Britain in business" and will provide "massive relief and comfort" to millions. The Sun is also wholeheartedly behind "the colossal bailout", but it does strike a note of caution - with the observation that "as impressive as this rescue package is, UK Plc will need even more if this disaster drags on for many months". The Times points out that Chancellor Rishi Sunak "stopped short of offering larger grants, rather than loans, to businesses". And it says he has faced criticism for failing to offer anything - so far - to renters. The i also focuses on the issue of tenants, contrasting the lack of action in the UK with a scheme in New York, under which landlords have agreed to abide by a voluntary 90-day moratorium on evictions.

From elsewhere

There is good news about the coronavirus (Psychology Today)

Finding the right corona stimulus won't be easy (Spectator)

Can city life survive coronavirus? (New York Times)

The coronavirus could be the downfall of Iran's government (The Atlantic)

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