BRITS are preparing to live with Covid – with more than half saying they’re ‘happy’ to adjust to a new normal, a poll has revealed.
As the Government relaxes Plan B restrictions, a survey of 2,000 adults has found 81 per cent believe it’s the right thing to do.
And 59 per cent of those polled say they’ve been ready to live with the virus, while more than seven in 10 are fed up with rules and regulations.
Around 40 per cent don’t mind the idea of always wearing masks in public places, and 18 per cent no longer care if it means booking holidays are now ‘complicated’ and ‘uncertain’.
A spokesperson for lateral flow test provider RapidTests, which commissioned the survey, said: “It’s understandable people have had enough of how we’ve been living for the past two years and are keen to get back to ‘normal’.
“Our research has shown how adults are prepared to accept Covid as part of their daily lives.
“People are keen to enjoy making plans without the fear of last-minute cancellations and wasted money.”
Workplaces, international and domestic travel and live events are among the places people would most like to see restrictions come to an end – with nightclubs at the bottom of the list.
Of those who are still working from home, 45 per cent miss their usual place of work to some degree.
It’s reached such a point that half of those polled don’t remember a time before the pandemic, where mask-wearing or travel restrictions weren’t the norm.
Nearly six in 10 have even stopped booking holidays altogether because it’s too stressful when worrying about delays or cancellations.
While 60 per cent have already experienced trips that have had to be postponed or changed.
The research, conducted via OnePoll, also revealed just how many don’t feel Covid is as much of a threat, with more than a third of those who are fully vaccinated believing themselves to be ‘pretty much immune’ to any serious symptoms of the virus.
In fact, of those who know they have caught covid at one stage or another, more than half said their symptoms were better than expected.
A spokesperson for RapidTests added: “It’s such a hard call to make as the vaccine has had a major impact on cases, but coronavirus does not seem to be going anywhere anytime soon.
“It’s great that we have tests available to monitor the virus in hope that we can try and live as normal life as possible going forward.”
