Employers have applied to furlough 3.2 million workers in just three days under the government's coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Since the scheme opened on Monday, HMRC has received 435,000 applications from employers seeking government support to pay employees wages, with the total value of £3.75bn.
There were 126,000 new claims from businesses on Wednesday, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said.

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(Source The Indipendent)