NCSI issues poll results on effects of COVID-19 on Omanis

Muscat: Shopping and repair of appliances are among the important necessities that the citizens could not meet during the pandemic. The poll results issued by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) entitled an opinion poll of Omanis on the effects of COVID-19.

According to the report, 40 per cent of respondents said shopping and repair devices are the most important necessities they missed during the pandemic and due to precautionary measures that have been applied with 40 per cent, followed by the need to visit family, relatives, friends and gatherings) with 33 per cent, and third was the need to go to the hospital and buying medicines.