In April 2020, the most common difficulty among Russians due to measures introduced to tackle the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) was inability to go outside or for a walk, which was closely followed by a shortage of medical masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers. Financial difficulties and absence of work were mentioned by only five and two percent of respondents respectively, making them currently the least common societal problems due to the restrictive measures.
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What difficulties do you experience due to the introduction of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Russia?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Inability to go outside, walk, go to the park
45%
Shortage of means of prevention - medical masks, gloves, sanitizers
44%
Change of familiar lifestyle, daily routine
38%
Lack of physical activity
36%
Psychological difficulties**
29%
Difficulties with organization of studies and leisure activities for children
21%
Decrease of working capacity, laziness, apathy, personal disorganization
18%
Shortage of medicine for daily needs in the pharmacies
15%
Change of diet
8%
Inability to buy groceries due to restrictions
6%
Shortage of products in the shops
6%
Inability to purchase medicine due to restrictions
* Respondents were surveyed in 90 localities in 45 federal subjects of Russia. They represented urban and rural population from various social and age groups.
** Such as lack of communication, increased level of anxiety, relationships with relatives.
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