Coronavirus

Two years into the unprecedented upheavals instigated by a global pandemic, it feels like a good moment to take stock and think about what we have learned during this dramatic period.

We start the year with a look at the global public’s predictions for 2022 and the latest research on the key issues ahead, including inflation, living with Covid-19, and climate change.

Ipsos survey reveals Singaporean workers support vaccine and mask mandates at their workplace; would choose to get vaccinated over getting tested frequently in order to keep job.

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Sweden seen as providing best leadership on COVID, while China and U.S. underperformed; support growing for opening borders.

The long reign of Coronavirus as our survey’s top global concern comes to an end in October 2021. It falls to third place in our issues ranking – behind poverty & social inequality and unemployment.

Coronavirus remains the top global concern after 18 months of tracking during the pandemic.

Still, most citizens view getting first doses of COVID vaccines to all who want them a greater priority than making booster shots available.

Global survey of employed adults for the World Economic Forum finds 38% of Singaporeans now working from home more often than before the pandemic; preference is for working remotely 3 out of a 5-day week after it is over.

Southeast Asia sentiment and consumption tracking, through the pandemic and beyond