Opinion on criteria for ending lockdown in the UK 2020| ��ƽ��

Assuming that a vaccine isn’t available until next year, please tell us what conditions you think need to have been met for each of the following things to re-open?

Characteristic	Should re-open as normal from June 1st regardless of the situation	Should re-open once new infections starts to go down	Should re-open once new infections starts to go down, but close if number of infections rise again*	Should not re-open until a vaccine is available	Don't know
Schools	9%	18%	52%	13%	7%
Pubs	5%	11%	51%	25%	8%
Restaurants	5%	12%	54%	22%	6%
Offices	9%	25%	48%	11%	7%
Non-essential shops on high streets	11%	24%	51%	10%	5%
Stadiums	5%	9%	36%	41%	9%
Cinemas	5%	9%	43%	35%	8%
Shopping centers	6%	16%	54%	17%	7%
Nightclubs	5%	7%	32%	46%	9%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

May 13 to May 14, 2020

Number of respondents

2,007 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Should re-open once the number of new infections starts to go down, with limitations on the number of people allowed inside, but closes if the number of infections starts to rise again.

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In a survey carried out in May 2020, 18 percent of Brits surveyed think that schools in the UK should re-open once new cases of coronavirus infections starts to go down, while 52 percent believe they should re-open under the same circumstances but close down if infections begin to rise again. There was very little support for any of the places to open as normal again on June 1, regardless of the situation, while 25 percent of respondents thought that pubs should not open again until a vaccine for coronavirus is found.

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