Countries are 'unlikely' to impose full lockdowns again if there's a second wave, analysts say
The U.S. saw its highest number of cases in a single day on Wednesday, and reported 45,557 new cases at the end of the day, according to NBC News count. In Asia, South Korea said that it's battling a "second wave" of coronavirus infections around Seoul.
People enjoy the beach amid the coronavirus pandemic in Huntington Beach, California on June 14, 2020.Countries are very unlikely to impose another full lockdown even though there's a resurgence of new coronavirus cases in some parts of the world, analysts told CNBC. "This second wave of virus is a concern for investors ... but I think the key difference is that unlike last time in March, this time it's highly unlikely that we would see a shutdown of the global economy," he said.
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