the Survey, conducted by experts from the Higher school of Economics, showed that a third of respondents (32.8 per cent) are the so-called covid-dissidents. 9.6% of respondents believe that the risk of coronavirus infection is highly exaggerated, and 23.2% of respondents believe that the epidemic is a fiction of stakeholders, RBC reports.
most of those who do not believe in the epidemic, live in the South Federal district (41.1 per cent). The region has the second highest number of respondents who either lost income or it is significantly decreased (52,1%) – in the first place according to this indicator, the North-Caucasian Federal district (53,8%).
As explained by the Deputy head of the Directorate for expert analytical work of the HSE Ruslan Artamonov, studies show that people who remained without work, greatly reduced the feeling of danger of spreading the virus.
the Behavior of those who do not believe in the epidemic, in terms of restrictive measures is very different from the behavior of those who believe the danger is real. So, 74,22% cowed the dissidents are convinced that to impose a state of isolation for citizens was not necessary, 43% visit their relatives, and 54% go for a walk.
But among those who believe in the epidemic, go to the relatives of only 18%, and friends attend less than 12%. However, even among those who believe the real danger of coronavirus, 10% stated that the introduction of the regime of self-isolation is unnecessary.
overall, the study authors noted that the percentage of respondents who disagree with the isolation was necessary, growing steadily. If at the beginning of April so the thought of 15.9% by the end of may this opinion began to follow the already of 32.4%.
the Term kovid-dissent on this point has not been formed yet, so it still considered all the people who for various reasons do not want to follow the guidelines on containment of coronavirus COVID-19. The motivation of such people may be quite different. Some of them think thatirusa basically does not exist, and mass hysteria in the world is artificially inflated in some secret order. Others are convinced that greatly exaggerated the danger of new infection, although in reality, the coronavirus is not worse than normal seasonal flu (and causes the same mortality as the flu). There are those who believe that the authorities introduced restrictive measures are a violation of freedom and human rights. And there are those who believe that actively defending against COVID-19 and in compliance with all restrictive measures, people will eventually get the aggravation of various chronic diseases and in General will worsen your health.
