Public opinion

The countries with the biggest increase in self-isolation are Russia, Vietnam and Australia.

Two in 5 people are impatient to get back to normal life, a third are anxious about their health.

A silver lining: Majority believe pandemic will bring them closer to family and friends.

Spotlight on China and Spain

With the situation changing daily, the focus of online COVID-19-related conversation is constantly evolving in response.

More than half of people in a global poll feel a ‘high threat’ to their job from the pandemic.

The second edition of our digest brings together Ipsos’ latest research on coronavirus and draws on our surveys, social media monitoring and analysis from our teams around the world.

This is the first project to come out of the World Economic Forum’s Covid-19 Action Platform with support from the World Health Organisation. Purpose of the collaboration is to support governments to help flatten the Covid-19 curve and minimise social and economic slowdown.

Doing research during a crisis allows businesses to better predict and prepare for what to do next.