[US media: It is almost certain-5 million americans will lose their jobs in recession ]

The fallout from a novel coronavirus outbreak is expected to have a significant negative impact on the U.S. economic outlook, according to a U.S. media analysis. As many as 5M jobs are forecast to be lost this year and economic output to fall by as much as $1.5 trillion. A survey of 34 economists by the Wall Street journal shows a recession is now all but certain.The survey predicts the recession will last for at least a few months and in some ways be as severe as, and perhaps more severe than, the recession in Sep. 2007, which was triggered by the housing and subprime collapses