More than 50% of people thought life would be back to normal within six months when the UK first went into lockdown, a new report has found. But the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that by late August more than a third of those surveyed said the pandemic would last more than a year. But by August 28, the proportion who felt it would be less than six months had fallen to 14%, while 37% said it would be more than 12 months, it added. The survey also found that between May 7 and June 7, nearly nine-in-10 (87%) parents said a child in their household had been homeschooled because of coronavirus. The most common reasons given were a lack of motivation and a lack of parents’ time to provide support, the ONS added.

Source: The Herald September 23, 2020 09:56 UTC