83% of Israelis say country on way to third COVID- 19 closure – survey

Eighty- three percent of Israelis are convinced that the country is on its way to a third coronavirus lockdown, according to a new survey published over the weekend by N12.

The survey, conducted by Midgam’s Mano Geva on behalf of the station, found that 56% said they do not trust the government’s handling of the pandemic. A similar number ( 55%) said that the government’s efforts were “less good” than in most other countries around the world.

Some 56% of Israelis say they are living with stress and anxiety.

The survey found that most worrying for Israelis is expected economic damage ( 32%), with only 31% of the public continuing to work as before the pandemic. Everyone else was either laid off ( 9%), sent on furlough ( 17%) or has started working mostly from home ( 21%).

Some 28% of Israelis say getting sick with the virus is their top worry, although two- thirds said they were afraid of getting sick in general.

A quarter of Israelis personally know someone who died from the disease.

Some 12% said they were most worried about harm to their children’s education.

Twenty- six percent of Israelis reported fighting with their spouses increased since the start of the crisis.

When asked what they miss the most, the survey found that 36% miss traveling abroad on vacation.

Others said they missed visits with their extended family members ( 18%), touring in Israel ( 9%), meeting friends ( 8%) dining out ( 6%) and movies ( 5%).

Some 6% said they miss hugs and the rest had other answers.