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Three possible shapes of a second wave

We don’t think that the recent resurgence in the coronavirus in certain parts of the UK makes the economic outlook any weaker than we already thought. But more widespread outbreaks would either slow the pace of the economic recovery, stall it, or send it into reverse depending on the severity of the outbreak and the extent of the government’s response.

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