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Berlin (dpa) - Germans are largely skeptical about the further development of the corona crisis in the coming year, according to a survey.
According to the survey by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of the German Press Agency, only one in four (26 percent) believes that the pandemic will largely be overcome in 2021.
Two thirds, on the other hand, believe that the dangerous virus is still affecting people's lives in Germany all year round.
22 percent even expect a severe impairment.
The pandemic reached Germany just under a year ago.
The first infection became known on January 27 in Bavaria.
Since then, more than 1.6 million people have been infected and more than 30,000 have died.
The economic downturn as a result of the pandemic has left many people in considerable economic difficulties.
However, the beginning of the largest vaccination campaign in the history of Germany last Sunday gives hope.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) said at the start of the vaccination: "Autumn and winter and also Christmas of the coming year should no longer be characterized by this pandemic."
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Many people in Germany do not yet seem to really believe in salvation from the corona virus:
- Only one in five (20 percent) anticipates that Bundesliga games will again take place in front of full ranks before the end of 2021.
A clear majority of 54 percent do not believe in it.
- Only 7 percent of those surveyed expect cinemas, theaters or concert halls to be able to be visited again without restrictions on the number of visitors or hygiene rules.
However, 72 percent expect the cultural institutions to be able to open in the course of the year under certain conditions.
12 percent think they will stay closed.
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- Only one in ten (9 percent) believe that you can go on vacation anywhere again in summer.
77 percent don't see this coming.
The federal government has currently classified almost 150 of around 200 countries worldwide as risk areas and issued a travel warning for them.
Although this is not a travel ban, it should have the greatest possible deterrent effect on tourists.
- Only 9 percent believe that protective masks will disappear completely from everyday life.
84 percent, on the other hand, expect that the mouth and nose will have to remain covered in at least some places until the end of the year.
At present there is a mask requirement in shops and public transport.
YouGov surveyed 2035 people between December 21 and 23, just before Christmas.
At the start of the survey, the vaccine had already been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and it was clear that vaccinations in Germany should start on December 27th.
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