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Boris Johnson moved to intensive care with coronavirus.

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care as his condition has worsened; we get the latest from our correspondent. A poll from the US Chambers of Commerce reveals 25% of US small businesses say they鈥檙e two months or less from closing permanently. We speak to Executive Vice President of the Chambers Neil Bradley and Dr Ayman El Tarabishy, Executive Director of the International Council for Small Business. As Japan is poised to declare a state of emergency, we speak to Robin Harding from the Financial Times in Tokyo. As the global economy takes a battering due to Covid-19, countries like Singapore are unveiling bigger stimulus measures and aid packages for businesses. Plus, as lockdown measures force millions of people to stay at home, we explore a variety of apps that could make remote working a lot easier and enjoyable. And joining us throughout the programme are Nisha Gopalan a Bloomberg opinion columnist based in Hong Kong. And in the US, we speak to economist Peter Morici, Professor Emeritus of International Business at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. (Picture of Boris Johnson by Kate Green via Getty Images).

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Tue 7 Apr 2020 00:06GMT

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