Up to 70% of Poles afraid of another lockdown

We are not so worried about our own or the health of our loved ones, but about the economic and social consequences of a possible lockdown - according to the research carried out at the beginning of November by the SW Research Agency for Market Research and Opinion.

After the controversial judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of October 22, 2020, many people took to the streets of Polish cities in protest. Demonstrations took place over the following days, including the Women's Strike and the March 30 march on Warsaw. Such outrage from people in the face of the ongoing pandemic and the continued spike in disease has eclipsed the galloping Covid-19 statistics in the media. On November 3, the Ministry of Health informed about over 19,000 new cases. On November 4, this number increased to over 24,000, and on November 5, the number of new cases was 27,000. Over the past week, the reported numbers have stabilized around twenty thousand, but in the evening of November 12, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the number of cases had slowed down so much that the likely closure of the economy and the so-called there will be no national quarantine in the coming days.

“Social anxiety and the willingness to express their objection exceeded the fears of falling ill with Covid-19 in Poles. During the protests, it is also impossible to maintain a social distance or to disinfect your hands regularly. It is worth noting the growing concern about the outbreak of riots. Poles focused more on the strikes or demonstrations present in the media than on their health. It seems that we have begun to realize that the Polish society is capable of mobilizing en masse despite the raging pandemic. This means that visions related to protests of various social and professional groups, representatives of various industries, who can fight for their rights in the context of possible economic restrictions, are becoming more and more rea,” Piotr Zimolzak, Vice President of the Management Board of SW Research, commented.

(WBJ)