Coronavirus updates: UK's Boris Johnson moved out of ICU, more record jobless claims in US

Coronavirus updates

April 9

UK prime minister out of ICU

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of the intensive care unit at St. Thomas' Hospital in London. "The Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery," a government spokesman said in an emailed statement. "He is in extremely good spirits."

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Another 6.6 million new jobless claims in the US

The latest figures for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims in the US grew at an unprecedented rate for the third week in a row. A total of 6,601,000 Americans applied for unemployment insurance in the week ending April 4, according to the US Department of Labor. The department also reported that the previous week's claims were revised upward from from 6,648,000 to 6,867,000.

Altogether in the past three weeks, nearly 17 million Americans have applied for unemployment insurance. Before the coronavirus pandemic crippled the US economy, about 210,000 Americans were filing new claims each week for unemployment insurance.

Those figures were released as US coronavirus cases topped 432,000 and deaths surpassed 14,800.

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