A survey launched by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Monday confirmed that 93% of grownup Filipinos are hopeful that the “worst of the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines is behind us”.
The result’s the best proportion since SWS started conducting the survey in 2020 on whether or not respondents felt the worst of the pandemic is over or the worst is but to come back.
Based on the most recent survey, which was carried out from December 10-14 2022, solely 6% of Filipinos consider that the worst is but to come back.
The SWS stated since December 2021 giant majorities consider that the worst is over. The newest determine can be an enchancment from the 91% end in related surveys finished in June 2022 and September to October 2022.
However, the identical survey additionally confirmed that 78% of Filipinos are nonetheless anxious about catching the virus. From that quantity 59% are anxious “a great deal”, 18% are “somewhat worried”, 9% are “worried a little”, and 13 % are “not worried” a couple of attainable an infection.
The survey was carried out by face-to-face interviews with a pattern measurement of 1,200 adults nationwide with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8%. —Vince G. Lopez, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
