BBC Summary...12 Aug 2020 10:11
.....I’d suggest COVID plays have a long way to go:
- The UK has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the impact of the pandemic
- The 20.4% fall in the second quarter is the largest reported by any major economy so far
- Fast rising case numbers are worrying governments in western Europe, who are warning people to take more precautions
- France is reporting 2,000 new cases per day compared to 1,000 three weeks ago, the prime minister says
- Spain, meanwhile, is in a "critical situation", with the worst infection rate in Europe, experts say
- There are outbreaks of coronavirus, of differing sizes, in almost all parts of Germany, its health minister warns
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