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You Want the Truth? You Can't Handle Total Lockdown
Asian economies won't be able to bear another round of full-scale closures. Restrictions going forward will have to be more targeted.
You can’t handle the truth.
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Second waves of coronavirus outbreaks may not mean reimposing blanket restrictions on activity in Asia. The region’s economies, which have seen more than half a century of growth grind to a halt, won't be able to handle it. That means the future will be speckled with pocket-size lockdowns.