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Global equities were mixed Monday, as markets weigh hopes about economic restarts against worries over coronavirus cases, including signs of "second wave" outbreaks in Asia. As quoted by AFP.com ( 11/5)  France and Spain took new steps to ease lockdowns, along with more US states, some of which moved over the weekend to permit additional activity// But after more than a month without reporting any new cases, Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the outbreak first emerged, reports five new infections, on top of one announced on Sunday.  And neighbouring South Korea announced its highest number of infections for more than a month driven by a cluster in a Seoul nightlife district,/ Craig Erlam, an analyst at OANDA stated  fears of a second wave are already emerging in South Korea, China and maybe even Germany which should be a lesson to those countries preparing for looser restrictions. In the US, the trends have improved significantly in New York city and some other initial hotpots, but the record elsewhere is mixed. The country now leads the world in fatalities with 80,000//AFP