Few UK firms getting coronavirus funds as wider costs mount

LONDON (Reuters) - Only a small fraction of British companies have successfully accessed financial help from the government to withstand the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, while many more have failed so far, a survey showed on Wednesday.The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said 1% of companies had received funds from the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, while 8% said their application had been unsuccessful.Another 7% received government grants for..