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The July edition of @KekstCNC's Covid-19 opinion tracker is out today. Short thread on the key findings:
As covered in @politico, the public don't think the virus is going anywhere. 72% of Brits disagree that things will be back to normal by Christmas. (1/7)
As covered in @politico, the public don't think the virus is going anywhere. 72% of Brits disagree that things will be back to normal by Christmas. (1/7)
People think this is going to last for a *lot* longer than they did back in April or even May.
61% of Brits now expect the impact on their own lives to last for longer than another year, 91% say the same for the impact on the economy (2/7)
61% of Brits now expect the impact on their own lives to last for longer than another year, 91% say the same for the impact on the economy (2/7)
The % of people expecting a second wave of the virus this year is also sharply up. As speculation over tourism quarantines rises, this has especially leapt in France: by 23 points, meaning 67% of French people now expect a second wave. (3/7)
Governments are getting less popular across the world - the UK Government is now on net -12%, the US Federal Government -11%, the Swedish government down... the only Government gaining in confidence is Macron's but his administration is only on -5%. (4/7)
In better news for gov't, people who have returned to their normal workplace say they have had a good experience. Workers say they have found the experience of returning more productive, safer, and overall better in every country surveyed. (5/7)
The British public are putting more of a focus on protecting the economy than they were back in April. But a majority still want the Government to focus on saving lives, and things are swinging that way in other countries too as local spikes take place. (6/7)
Why might this be? One reason is that people over-state the prevalence of Covid-19. In the UK people think a fifth have had it, that one in ten people currently have it, and that 100x as many have died than actually have
Full tables and report here: https://www.kekstcnc.com/insights/covid-19-opinion-tracker-edition-4 (7/7)
Full tables and report here: https://www.kekstcnc.com/insights/covid-19-opinion-tracker-edition-4 (7/7)
