Clémence Vergès, a 28-year-old brand specialist with Amazon, had been planning to relocate from the Paris suburb of Colombes to London, but new coronavirus restrictions have caused uncertainty about the move. Britain and France are far from the only countries in Europe to re-introduce lockdown measures. The fact that Spain hasn't enforced full lockdown measures, even in Madrid, has helped make things feel more "normal," he said. Meanwhile, countries dependent on tourism — in particular, winter tourism — are also likely to be hard hit by the re-introduction of coronavirus restrictions. Overall, Oxley said, economists are expecting the financial impact from autumn and winter coronavirus measures "to be less severe than the first round."

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 07:52 UTC