Share who think COVID-19 permanently changed their lives MENA 2020, by country
In a survey conducted in May, 2020 during the month of Ramadan, 68 percent of respondents believed that the COVID-19 pandemic will permanently change how they live in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This share dropped to 62 percent in July after Ramadan. Approximately 90 percent of respondents in the UAE and Saudi Arabia decreased their spending to prioritize needs over wants after the economic pressures of the pandemic.