Economics
Current social restrictions may not yet be sufficient to suppress COVID-19 in Europe and the US, but the lack of influenza cases in the southern hemisphere this winter suggests restrictions should be strong enough to quell the less-infectious winter ‘flu’ – meaning hospitals have more capacity than previously feared. ;
Economics
We could see a double dip in restaurant sales in the Northern hemisphere heading into winter, which could contribute to the ‘V-shaped’ recovery becoming more ‘square-root’ shaped before growth improves again in the spring alongside progress on vaccine distribution. ;