Most people don’t expect life to be back to normal until 2021

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Most Irish people don’t expect life to return to ‘normal’ until next year, according to research from the ESRI.

The survey, examined 800 people, about the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

It found over seven in 10 participants believe normality – and life without some form of social distancing – won’t resume until June 2021 or later, linking this to the availability of a vaccine.

The proportion of people who believe that life will have returned to normal before the end of 2020 is relatively low – at 28%.