Society in Oman likely to continue healthy behaviours post-pandemic: Study

Society in Oman likely to continue healthy behaviours post-pandemic: Study

Social distancing will fade away but people may continue following the healthy habits.Muscat: A study found that one of the social changes that may occur in Omani society after the COVID-19 pandemic is that society will give up social distancing but may maintain some healthy habits, such as wearing masks and sterilising hands. A paper titled “The Mechanisms Produced by Omani Society to Deal With COVID-19 Pandemic” by the researcher Mubarak Al Hamadani has been published by the Gulf Studies Centre. The paper examines cognitively the community-based management of the pandemic. The study surveyed a random sample of 536 individuals, and one of the questions was ‘to what extent do you see the possibility of the next ten social changes occurring in Omani society'. According to the study, the majority of the respondents said that the pandemic will change the consumption pattern of community members and will rearrange their consumption priorities, especially luxuries, and more than 40 per cent of the respondents said that families and individuals will tend to save to ensure economic safety in times of crisis.Most notably the study found that the majority felt that family gatherings will return to their normal state after the pandemic. “Over