Coronaphobia is BACK: Anxiety about virus hits highest level since MAY as a third of population is put under local lockdowns, people shun meeting indoors and working from home surges Latest ONS indicators show Britons increasingly anxious about Covid situation Numbers of people very or somewhat worried are now at the highest since May Indoor … Read more
The brief conversation seems harmless enough. Setting out to do the weekly shop with your three children, you bump into Mr and Mrs Smith and their daughter from down the road. Naturally you stop for a chat. It all seems so innocent — the sort of social interaction that makes for a happy and healthy … Read more
Coronaphobia fuelled property slump: UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March and April making average home worth £234,612 amid fears over rise in Covid cases and lockdown being imposed UK house prices dropped 0.2% between March and April on completed sales Office for National Statistics said average property value stood at £234,612 But there … Read more
So you are struggling. Welcome to the club. We all are. If you are not a bit stressed, you are definitely bucking the trend. Now we are tentatively coming out of lockdown, it is fine to be feeling on edge, or as though you can’t always cope. For me, this crisis has all the characteristics … Read more
Britons do not want to go back into work because they fear the lockdown is being eased too quickly – and they enjoy being at home, a poll revealed last night. The survey was a setback for Boris Johnson, illustrating the uphill task he faces to bring the nation’s moribund economy back to life quickly. … Read more
Just one in four Britons would feel safe at work amid the coronavirus crisis and more than half are opposed to schools reopening, new polls have found. Data published by Opinium found only 17 per cent of Britons believed conditions had been met to considering reopening schools on May 8, with 67 per cent of … Read more
More than 75 per cent of Britons support extending the lockdown next week, according to a new poll – amid fears widespread ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running. A new YouGov poll of 3152 adults has revealed that 77 per cent would like to see the lockdown continue while just 15 per … Read more
Boris Johnson will unveil his ‘comprehensive’ lockdown exit plan next Thursday amid fears ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running. Frantic work is under way in Whitehall on how businesses can resume activities, with every day on hold estimated to wipe around £2billion from GDP. Staff working every other week, wearing PPE … Read more
Ministers were warned the ‘stay at home’ messaging might have been too successful today amid fears ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running. Boris Johnson revealed last night that the government will unveil a ‘road map’ next week for how the country can return to a semblance of normal life while keeping … Read more