MOSCOW, April 10. /TASS/ — According to the survey, 84% of Russians stopped seeing friends, 69% from elderly relatives, 80% refused to walk.
the Majority of Russians (84%) in the period of the pandemic coronavirus have limited contact with others and ceased to participate in personal meetings. Compared with the survey from March 26, this share increased by 27 percentage points (PP), according to a survey by the all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM), published on the website of the center on Friday.
“84% of Russians stopped seeing friends, 69% from elderly relatives, 80% refused to walk. The reason and purpose — reducing the risk of spread of the coronavirus,” — said in the message.
about 80% of the citizens stopped to walk, or reduced the amount of walking, March 26 these restrictions adhered to only 40%. In Moscow the share of refused trips is 88%. Meeting with elderly relatives and friends limited 69% of Russians in the capital is 75%. Also the reduction affected and the number of exits from home to the grocery store or pharmacy — 76% do so much less frequently or not doing at all. In Moscow do not go shopping 82%.
Tactile contacts limited 69% of the citizens, almost half of respondents (49%) actually stopped doing it, 20% try to do it rarely. In the capital to shake each others hand or hug stopped 77% of the population.
the Initiative Russian opinion polls “polls-Sputnik” held on 30 March and 2 April 2020. Each survey polled 1,600 Russians aged 18 years. For a given sample size the maximum error with 95% probability does not exceed 2.5%.
In Russia on April 10, 917 recorded 11 cases of infection with coronavirus, 795 recovered. A large part of the infections are in Moscow (7 822). According to the Federal operational headquarters on Friday morning, died 94 people. The government has launched a resource stopmanager.Russia to inform about the situation in the country.
