Coronavirus: More than a quarter of UK workers now furloughed
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Some 300,000 more UK workers have been furloughed in the past week, raising the total to 8.7 million since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
That means more than a quarter of the workforce is now being supported by the £14bn-a-month scheme.
Another 200,000 self-employed have taken up government grants, meaning 2.5 million have been handed out.
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