Euro zone business action has endured a shot in the month of September as nations face a second rush of Covid diseases, introductory information indicated Wednesday.

The glimmer euro zone PMI (buying managers’ index) composite index — which estimates both assembling and services — remained at 50.1, just imperceptibly driving into extension domain. A reading under 50 shows a economic constriction. This most recent preliminary number points to a three-month low in economic action for the region.

The services sector is in an especially dire state, the information appeared, with movement getting this month to a four-month low. Assembling in the euro zone stayed in positive region and hit a 31-month high.

“A two-speed economy is evident, with factories reporting that production growth was buoyed by rising demand, notably from export markets and the reopening of retail in many countries, but the larger service sector has sunk back into decline as face to-face consumer businesses in particular have been hit by intensifying virus concerns,” Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said in a statement alongside the data.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control said that as of Sep. 22, there had been 2.9 million affirmed contaminations in the area, with Spain and France presently observing every day cases transcend the 10,000 mark. Governments have reported new limitations to forestall the spread of the infection and business analysts have begun thinking about the financial repercussions of the new measures.

Addressing CNBC on Wednesday, Williamson said up and coming information is probably going to show a further log jam in generally speaking action, which represents a “big risk of a double dip” in the euro territory.