News in-depthThe companies coping with Covid-19A look inside the businesses grappling with the consequences of the pandemic© FT montageTreasury enters realm of venture investing with AI start-up MonolithEast London-based company secures emergency funding in just 48 hours after pandemic led to orders drying upTV freelancers try to survive outside coronavirus rescue schemesHeads of limited companies say they fall through the cracks of state support measures Disinfectant is in demand but Reckitt’s factory is near the outbreak’s sourceConsumer goods group fought to keep Dettol plant in Hubei province operating through the lockdown Hawksmoor strives to outlive coronavirus pandemic Steak house favoured by City of London traders says restaurants need more state helpCulture war: How Danone kept making yoghurt in the pandemic From bored employees to train trouble in the French Alps, the manufacturer has faced new challengesOld school trading under threat as insurers rethink life at Lloyd’sCoronavirus forces one of the last face-to-face financial markets to go digital More from this SeriesCoping with coronavirus: return to work comes with scars for Italian family-run factoryPandemic trauma overshadows lifting of lockdown for family-owned business the FT is following through the crisisEngland’s oldest factory plots survival tactics post-shutdownJohn Smedley, maker of knitwear worn by monarchs and pop stars, says more help is needed
