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Indians face a paradox during the Covid-19 crisis. According to an Ipsos survey, more than half (51 percent) of them are in favor of opening up the economy and businesses, but an overwhelming majority (78 percent) are nervous about leaving their homes to work and travel.
There were 28,000 respondents to the global online survey that was conducted between April 16-19.
People in eight of the 14 countries surveyed said they don’t want the economy to open until the time the spread of the virus is fully contained. These countries are the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Australia and the United States.
But in India, Russia, China, Italy and Germany, more respondents agree that the reopening should take place.
Interestingly, people in India were also more hesitant about whether the economy should reopen if the virus is fully contained, according to Ipsos.
According to the latest update from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India is 46,711, including 13,161 recovered / migrated and 1,583 deaths.
The United States has been the most affected by the global pandemic. According to Johns Hopkins University figures, new infections confirmed per day in the US USA They exceed 20,000 and deaths per day far exceed 1,000.
Failing to flatten the curve and reduce the infection rate in places, public health officials warn, could lead to many more deaths, perhaps tens of thousands, as people are allowed to leave and reopen businesses.
On Monday, a model from the University of Washington nearly doubled its projection of Covid-19 deaths in the US. USA At around 1.34,000 through early August, with a range of 95,000 to almost 2.43,000.
Meanwhile, Britain’s official death toll from the coronavirus, at more than 29,000, surpassed that of Italy to become the highest in Europe and the second highest in the world behind the United States. The official death toll worldwide exceeded a quarter of a million, according to the Johns Hopkins count.
