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For millions of people, and after eight long weeks of tight travel restrictions, deconfinement has become a reality since Monday. However, this gradual return to normal is not accompanied by a recovery in their confidence in the future. According to a BVA study for Europe 1 and Orange, published on Tuesday, 78% of French people are still afraid that they or a member of their family will catch the coronavirus. Very high, this score progresses compared to the previous day (+2 points), and is even higher than at the start of the health crisis.
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76% of French people anticipate a new containment
Another sign that the concern remains strong, only 18% of respondents believe that the worst of the crisis is behind us, while 38% admit expecting the worst. In addition, more than three quarters of French people (76%) are already anticipating a new wave of the epidemic in the coming months, then a new containment. Pessimism also affects the economic situation. Only 16% of respondents say they are confident about it.
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However, notes BVA, "a sign of the resilience of the French", the morale of the latter remains at its highest level since the start of the crisis, with an average score of 6.5 out of 10. And for during these first days of deconfinement, a very large majority of them confide their intention to see their loved ones (74%) and go out for a walk (70%). But for the time being, specifies the institute, which sees in it "the sign perhaps of a certain reluctance", only 13% of those surveyed have actually seen a loved one during the last 24 hours.