Coronavirus: German always have less understanding of the protection measures

Shops, Restaurants, or gyms to open gradually, however, the easing measures in all Federal States are different.

The mask duty and other protective measures remain in place, although a variety of opinions prevail about the effectiveness of Lord.

How to keep in mass to information and knowledge stands to the track?

A joint project of the University of Erfurt, of the Robert Koch Institute and other health and psychology institutes dealing weekly with the psychological situation in Germany, in order to improve the communication between the policy and the population.

It shows that the fear of the Coronavirus decreases and thereby also the perception of the protection measures – thus the frustration and the anger fades about the current Situation.

Acceptance of the protection measures decreases

The fear of the Coronavirus from the Online surveys of the community project shows that people fear so strong against infection with the Virus, and thus less concerned about their own health.

However, when people learn with the Coronavirus deal, drops to the acceptance of protection measures.

A third of all respondents say that they made exceptions at the Meeting with the household residents. Keep a infection during the shopping, doctor’s appointments, or in dealing with other for less likely than in the past few weeks.

Whether anger or frustration – currently, people feel more relaxed in dealing with Covid-19, and the prevailing conditions. In the last week, 29 percent responded with defensive reactions, while just under 24 percent.

Compliance with the mask of duty

A protection measure, the vast majority of the population adopts the mask of duty. Approximately 77 percent of all respondents indicate that they often or always have a protective mask in the Public, especially cloth masks are currently in demand.

However, the Mask seems to affect the distance control, the negative. Many people do not realize that the people hold because of the masks to the correct distance to their fellow men (59 percent).

This should be according to the Robert Koch Institute at a minimum of 1.5 meters.

Request for uniform loosening

In some States, more and more measures are not loose, in others – currently, the provinces can decide for yourself how you behave in the easing of measures of protection.

However, 66 percent of the respondents had opted for a uniform loosening. Currently, about one in three feels that the lifting of the measures as excessive and rushed. However, almost as many people hold the containment measures for the spans.

The different relaxations are both seductive and 43 percent of the Germans surveyed, it has led in the last week in other areas, where fewer protective measures, Mr.

Doubted Immunity

It is after an infection, immune or not? Only 25 percent of all respondents believe that after infection with Covid-19 permanently immune. This fear of a recurrence of infection strengthens, more and more people, because this percentage is growing steadily.

Therefore, the immunity of fun seems to be also the optimal solution is: 49 percent oppose the introduction of the passport.

In the case of an acting vaccine would currently 66 percent of the people against the Coronavirus vaccination. However, it was in April, still almost 80 percent.

Influence of conspiracy theories

There is the Coronavirus, really? The Internet conspiracy theories that make the behavior of the government in question is circulating. One of the theories stating that the corona virus is only a fake, while the other is of a people-driven introduction of the Virus’ speaks.

Currently, both theories find a popularity of 17 per cent of respondents – nine per cent hold both theories to be realistic.

According to the Online survey, it’s the conspiracy theorists, particularly the rejection of the official view. Therefore, they hold less to the measures and information of the government.

Michelle Steinmetz

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