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In the space of the last month, the world has retreated into quarantine due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This global health crisis is unprecedented in terms of breadth and scale, with far-reaching economic and financial consequences.

The UK government has introduced emergency insolvency measures to protect companies weakened by restrictions on normal trading and freedom of movement in the wake of the escalating global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the government has unveiled a series of measures to help businesses cope with the almost inevitable disruption to trade. One of these is the introduction of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Lending Scheme (CBILS).

The UK government’s recommitment to High Speed Two (HS2) will be a potent fillip to the construction, engineering and infrastructure sectors. Proponents says HS2 will boost the UK’s economy, increase connectivity and create more jobs in an interconnected supply chain which will position post-Brexit Britain as a more a balanced and competitive international marketplace.

World governments have accelerated their monetary and fiscal fightback against COVID-19. The global economic and social impacts have already been fast-moving and profound. The public health threat is now considered the most serious since the Spanish Flu more than a century ago, according to Imperial College London, which is advising the UK government on its coronavirus response.

Coronavirus has unleashed a domino effect of global supply chain disruptions that exposes the trading vulnerability and questions the trend towards a geographic concentration of suppliers