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Between a rock and a hard place

The nationwide lockdown is due to end on Tuesday but with recorded cases of the coronavirus still rising rapidly, only a partial scaling back of restrictions is likely. With large parts of the economy set to remain inactive for a while longer, growth this year is on course to drop to a four-decade low.

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