93% of residents find it suitable to wear a mask in public transport and shops, versus 75% in schools, according to a TNS Ilres poll conducted for Luxembourg media outlets Wort & RTL Matic Zorman

93% of residents find it suitable to wear a mask in public transport and shops, versus 75% in schools, according to a TNS Ilres poll conducted for Luxembourg media outlets Wort & RTL Matic Zorman

A year after the onset of the health crisis, Luxembourg residents' confidence in the government appears to have strengthened. In a survey commissioned by the Wort and RTL, the pollster TNS Ilres interviewed 516 people. As a result, 80% of them say they trust the government to come out of the crisis, and 77% say they are satisfied with the work done over the past three months.

Health measures are causing a bit more division, with 52% of residents considering them "fair and good". 23% consider them exaggerated, 20% “not strict enough”. The obligation to wear a mask in public transport and shops and the gathering bans most united those surveyed, at 93% and 85% respectively. The prolonged closure of bars and restaurants only convinced 34% of those polled.

The study was conducted between 17-19 March 2021 among 336 residents of Luxembourg nationality and 180 of foreign nationality, aged 18 and over. As a comparison, TNS Ilres carried out a similar study in March 2020, among 986 Luxembourg residents aged 16 and over. At that time, only 30% felt that the government was taking the necessary health measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic and 22% believed the government was “managing [it] well”. 

Two-thirds ready to be vaccinated

This new survey also mentions vaccination, with 66% of respondents willing to be injected. But doubts around AstraZeneca's vaccine, which has been deemed safe by the European Medicines Agency, has left its mark. 63% of those questioned would like to be able to choose the vaccine that will be administered to them.

The government's work in this area is less satisfying. Only 25% find that the campaign is proceeding fairly quickly. But 89% approve of the choice to prioritise caregivers and the elderly.

When asked about the emotional impact of a year of limiting contact, wearing masks and distancing, 76% said the measures are weighing somewhat or very heavily on them. To describe their state of mind, fatigue and impatience were among the emotions to come up most often.

This article was originally published in French on Paperjam.lu and has been translated and edited for Delano.