The coronavirus death toll continued to rise, but prime minister Boris Johnson announced that the government’s messaging was changing from “stay at home” to “stay alert.” Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an extension to the furlough and job support schemes, but there was increasing concern about the virus’ impact on the economy.
In the health tech space, CliniSys supported pathology services in Bristol and Hampshire as they innovated in response to the crisis and WiFi SPARK worked with Visionable to make sure that people in hospital could keep in touch with their loved ones by video call.