Covid-19: Resurgence of cases in several regions, the potential of a second wave weighs

Over the weekend, some 20 American states reported an increase in the number of cases, as did the city of Tokyo in Japan.

Even more disturbing, a new epidemic in Beijing has led the authorities to close a market in this country, recalling the start of the first wave of coronavirus in the country.

China reported Sunday evening 49 new cases of COVID19 as of June 14, including 10 foreign cases and 39 local cases. 36 local cases were diagnosed in Beijing and 3 in Hubei province, according to the National Health Commission. Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan frightened traders, saying the risks of coronavirus resurgence in Beijing are high, as all cases are linked to the Xinfadi wholesale market, which a large population visited, according to the report . Xinhua News Agency.

Beijing therefore decided to close this important food market and imposed closure restrictions on neighboring residential areas.

In addition, the Global Times reported that 17 of the 19 new foreign coronavirus cases registered on Saturday came from South Asia, Chinese health officials said on Sunday, a sharp increase which analysts said shows the loosening of restrictions and the aggravation of the contagion in the area constitute a danger for the country. The 17 patients were identified in the province of Guangdong, in the south of China, including 14 from Bangladesh and three from India.

Regarding India, it should be noted that the country is currently experiencing an explosion of cases, with now in total more than 320,000 cases reported, including 11,929 announced Sunday.

Faced with this information, we can see a certain amount of danger aversion on the future United States since last night, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones 30 futures seem to be falling. In France, the CAC 40 is also affected, the Paris index posting a loss of almost 3% shortly after the opening on Monday. In Forex, this is reflected in particular by a fall in the USD / JPY pair, operators favoring the safe haven that is the Japanese yen.

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