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Dark déjà vu for European economy as virus cases spike

by Carlo Piovano
| October 18, 2020 12:03 AM

LONDON (AP) — Europe’s economy was just catching its breath from what had been the sharpest recession in modern history. A resurgence in coronavirus cases this month is a bitter blow that will likely turn what was meant to be a period of healing for the economy into a lean winter of job losses and bankruptcies.

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