Effects of Covid not noticed as much as in other countries

  • Lusa
  • 19 October 2021

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are less noticed by the Portuguese than the average of 30 countries, according to the 'Healthy & Sustainable Living' report.

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are less noticed by the Portuguese than the average of 30 countries analyzed in the ‘Healthy & Sustainable Living’ report, released on Tuesday.

According to the results of the survey, which in Portugal covered about a thousand participants, 38% of people say they feel significantly affected by the pandemic when the global average is 51%, and 40% of the Portuguese say they are moderately affected by the effects of the new coronavirus.

“The impact of the pandemic is considerably less in Portugal,” the study stresses.

In general, the Portuguese feel less affected by all the problems, compared to the world average.

Besides Covid-19, climate change and air pollution are the problems most cited by the people surveyed who feel personally most affected by what happens globally.

According to the same study, discrimination against ethnic, racial or religious minorities is not noticed much in Portugal, nor is the lack of access to health care.

After the pandemic, compared to the period before the new coronavirus, the Portuguese say they intend to pay more attention to health (57%), reduce environmental impact (51%), spend more time in contact with nature (50%) and save money (50%).

Shopping in shops (6%), eating meat (7%) or updating the wardrobe (8%) are at the tail end of the priorities mentioned.

The annual ‘Healthy & Sustainable Living report, included for the first time data from Portugal, the result of a partnership between consultancy Natural Business Intelligence and the multinational GlobeScan.