Brazil is the second country in a list of 15 in which the population claims to believe less in the effectiveness of social isolation to stop the spread of Covid-19, according to research released this Thursday (23).
The Ipsos Institute study conducted online interviews with 28,000 people in countries like Canada, the USA, Italy, and China. It asked whether or not the person agreed with the following statement: "All travel restrictions and self-isolation orders will not actually stop the virus from spreading." On the global average, 44% said they agreed with the sentence.
According to the survey, the population that claims to believe less in the effectiveness of these measures is India, where 56% responded that they do not consider them effective. Brazil and Germany appear at 54%. Mexico (50%), Japan, and Russia (49% each) follow.
Taking into account the margin of error, which is 3.5 points, Brazil, India, and Germany are tied for first place.
At the other end, the Spaniards were the ones who most said they trust confinement, with only 34% of respondents responding that they do not consider it effective. Next come Australians (35%) and, subsequently, Canadians, Italians, and Chinese (36%).
According to the data, the Spaniards are also the least affirmed that they trust a quick economic recovery after the end of the confinement: only 17% said they believed that the process would be quick. French (19%) and Italians (24%) are also pessimistic.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon