As Downing St confirmed at lunchtime that only 2,000 people out of 500,000 frontline NHS England workers had been tested for coronavirus, the government lifted its 15% cap on NHS staff testing. Effective today, chief executives of trusts have been instructed to make sure full capacity is used every day. At the daily news conference, Public Health England’s Prof Yvonne Doyle also appeared to confirm that the UK’s strategy will be to increase testing for the virus in the general population. It would be completely unacceptable if any banks were unfairly refusing funds to good businesses in financial difficulty, the business secretary, Alok Sharma, said. He said the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will be saying more on helping businesses access the support they need in the coming days. Almost one million small firms could collapse within the next month (that is a fifth of small UK businesses) as they struggle to secure emergency cash meant to support them through the coronavirus lockdown, a report suggests. There were more cultural and sporting casualties of the pandemic as Edinburgh Festivals – including the fringe – and the Wimbledon tennis championships were all cancelled over public health concerns. For the latter, it is the first time it has been cancelled since WW2. The number of UK deaths in hospitals rose to 2,352 – an increase of 563 (31%), by far the highest day-on-day rise so far. Police were told to use “judgement and common sense” in swiftly updated guidance, following reports of heavy handedness including the use of checkpoints and drones to enforce physical distancing. The lockdown could be driving down the number of people one person who has coronavirus infects, a study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suggests. Prof John Edmunds, who led the research, said this should provide motivation to continue following government instructions on physical distancing: “We must not take our foot off the pedal”. Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, became the fourth cabinet member to announce he had been self-isolating after developing coronavirus symptoms. That’s all from us here on the UK side. If you would like to continue to follow the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic, head over to the global live blog here.