Anxious South Africans not willing to resume normal life.
The City Press/Rapport Covid-19 Survey has revealed some stunning findings about how South Africans feel about the lockdown. Picture: City Press/iStock/Gallo ImagesAs the country prepares to move to level 3 of the national Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown tomorrow, South Africans appear unwilling to take any unnecessary risks that may put them and their loved ones in danger of infection.
Only 16% said they were willing to take the risk and leave home without one. Some of those surveyed were particularly opposed to attending sporting events. A resounding 60% of respondents said they still had strong reservations against allowing their children to go back to schools. There was even a increase in the strong support for the extension in April, with 75% as compared with last month’s 70% expressing their strong approval. Only 11% expressed strong disapproval this time around
Victory Research director Ryan Coetzee said this was telling as it revealed the dire state of the country’s economy. In the latest poll, Cele got a strong approval rating of only 49% among all respondents, while 18% others strongly disapproved of his handling of the crisis.Dlamini-Zuma, who was not included in the poll last month, has the lowest approval rating, with only 37% of all respondents expressing strong approval of her performance.
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