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Most people see Covid-19 of Omicron variant worrying: Nida Poll

A majority of people see the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as worrying as it spreads very quickly, putting the elderly and people with underlying diseases at risk, according to the result of a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted by telephone interviews with 1,320 people on March 7-9 to compile their opinions on the Omicron variant of Covid-19 which is spreading quickly in the country and elsewhere.

Asked whether they were worried by the current spread of Covid-19, 56.36% said “yes” – 34.54% moderately and 21.82% very highly, saying the Omicron variant had put the elderly and people with underlying diseases at high risk.

On the other side, 22.20% were not worried at all as they did not live in high-risk areas and had been vaccinated against Covid-19 and 21.44% said they were not quite worried as they…

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