Most Saudi Arabia, UAE residents ‘scared’ of coronavirus: poll

Most Saudi Arabia, UAE residents ‘scared’ of coronavirus: poll

As of Thursday, the John Hopkins University global Covid-19 tracker had put the number of active cases in Saudi Arabia at 232.. Majorities of respondents in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE said they are "very scared" or "fairly scared" about contracting the coronavirus, according to the YouGov survey.. 30 percent of respondents said they are "not very scared" or "not at all scared.. Roughly half the survey respondents are refraining from touching objects in public (57 percent) and many are wearing a face mask in public (37 percent).. While 88 percent of respondents said that they were undertaking additional preventative measures to protect themselves from the virus, 5 percent of those surveyed had no awareness of the pandemic.. Just 69 percent of 18-24-year-olds in both countries report taking additional measures to wash their hands.. In the two countries, 80 percent of residents over the age of 45 are taking additional precautions to avoid crowded places and 70 percent of people aged 18-24 report avoiding crowded places.. Across the two countries, the vast majority (70 percent) feel well-informed about what to do if they suspect they have coronavirus.. In China, where the virus is now reported to be under control,