Public places to avoid the hand guards and social contacts limit – the Germans want to protect themselves increasingly faced with the Coronavirus.
This is again from the “Corona-Monitor” of the Federal Institute for risk assessment (BfR).
Since the 24. March examined this in a recurring, representative survey, the risk perception of the population in Germany compared to the novel .
Also for the second edition of 500 subjects were interviewed by telephone through a random to your assessment of the risk of Infection and to the protective measures taken.
More and more people protect themselves against infection
Already in the first edition of the Corona-monitor, the majority of respondents indicated that they want to protect themselves from possible infection.
From this view, all subjects did not, however, convince – 32 percent reported last week to have been no measures to protect against infection, taken.
In comparison to the previous survey, this figure dropped to ten percent, only 22 percent of respondents do not protect against infection.
BfR President Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel adds: “78 percent of the survey participants make a special effort to not contract the Virus. This shows that the risk is seen by the corona virus very closely.“
Protective clothing is important
Furthermore, the interviews showed that people want to protect themselves, the most common value to avoid the Public – 47 percent of respondents avoid public places.
In addition, the Wearing of protective clothing more important in comparison to the previous week, 16 percent wear mittlerwele a respiratory protective mask or gloves. In the previous week, which was 6 percent.
In addition, the respondents confirmed that they rely more on disinfectant – the number rose from nine to 13 percent.
The use of water and soap, but also made in the re-edition of the “Corona-monitor,” the race – could choose the respondents would prefer to receive 16 percent of the disinfectant.
Results the risk of contagion will remain similar
The first edition of the Corona-monitor showed that the respondents saw the greatest risk of infection in close proximity to other people: 81 percent said that infection is by contact with Affected for you most likely.
Place two of the most frequently mentioned routes of Transmission, door handles landed according to the first survey, 61 percent were able to detect an increased risk of Infection.
In comparison to the current survey, the results remain largely similar: the proximity of other people by 79 percent and in contact with door handles of 63 per cent as a probable transmission routes is assessed.Photo gallery: 10 tips to protect yourself against viruses and bacteria
In comparison to the first edition of food advanced as a possible mode of Transmission are of increasing focus during the last week, only twelve percent of the respondents are of an increased risk of Transmission is assumed, the value this week at 18 percent.
According to current knowledge, such a Transfer is very unlikely if you follow the applicable hygiene rules for handling foodstuffs.
Acceptance for measures taken drops
Yet last week, the respondents assessed the arranged measures for the containment of the pathogen on the whole, very positive – more than 90 percent of the respondents, school closures, quarantine, event failures, and the pronounced contact to assess to ban to be justified.
Currently rather less people seem to be in favour of the containment regulations. Repeated about 90 percent of the subjects judged the cancellation of events, Restricting travel, and quarantine measures as appropriate.
There fell, however, the acceptance of the curfew and the prohibition of Contact – a contact has been evaluated the ban only 88 percent as appropriate, and the consent to the curfew decreased to 67 percent.
Antonia Hagedorn
*The article “Coronavirus: the German protection against infection” is published by FitForFun. Contact with the executives here.