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87 percent of Austrians believe that wearing protective masks in everyday life will remain common in our country even after the crown crisis. This is shown by a current survey by the IMAS Institute. In general, around three out of four compatriots expect the pandemic to change our daily lives permanently. This applies to dealing with flu patients, for example, but also to the world of work and social behavior.
More sensitivity to pathogens
90 percent believe that in the future we will be more sensitive to sickness and coughing, 80 percent that kissing and greeting hugs will be replaced by other rituals. But the pandemic will also leave its mark on working life, according to the tenor of those surveyed: 89 percent think that fear of losing their job will increase, 87 percent assume that there will be more reduced hours and more use of home offices and videoconferences.
Large majorities greater than 80 percent also expect the importance of the family and their own four walls, the self-sufficiency of the garden or regional purchases will continue to increase. This return to the obvious does not only apply to the private sector: 87 percent believe that production of essential drugs will take place more in Austria again. 88 percent think recognition of nursing or commercial workers will increase.
Economic pessimism
Most do not expect the economic recovery to happen that quickly: an optimistic eleven percent believe it will occur in the second quarter of 2021, 21 percent are more likely to look forward to the second half of 2021, and the largest proportion of 37 percent believe which will be in 2022 or later. Twelve percent believe that the recovery “will not come at all.”
When it comes to the question of whether the Crown crisis also offers a chance for a better life, Austrians are divided: 40 percent take it, 38 percent don’t and the rest are undecided. It is notable that, compared to a survey in early summer, belief in this opportunity has decreased somewhat, while the expectation of effects in everyday life (masks, etc.) has increased.
