Umatter: 90% of Bahrainis canceled crucial projects due to COVID-19

  • Date: 26-Nov-2020
  • Source: Saudi Gazette
  • Sector:Real Estate
  • Country:Bahrain
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Umatter: 90% of Bahrainis canceled crucial projects due to COVID-19

MANAMA — A survey conducted by the "Umatter" campaign for "Mental Health and Well-being" revealed that 90% of Bahrainis had to cancel important personal projects related to education, work or marriage due to the extraordinary circumstances placed on Bahrain and the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. In parallel, feelings of anxiety and physical and psychological stress have troubled them for such a considerable periods in the recent times.The survey conducted by the "Umatter" campaign showed that 27% of the respondents are extremely concerned about the impact of the pandemic on their financial income and standard of living, and 81% said that they felt they had no interest in practicing their favorite activities over the past months, and that this feeling haunts them all or most of the time, and 73% said that they do not feel positive about their life most of the time.The results of the survey also concluded that 54% of the respondents do not have a person within their family circle,