Study: Coronavirus Has Changed Way People Think About Their Lives

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A lot more people say Coronavirus has changed the way they think about their lives, and those changes might be more permanent even after the pandemic passes.

It seems most of us are going to be a bit gun-shy about venturing out in public, like we did before Coronavirus.

This new study finds 40 percent of Americans say it's going to be a long time before they go out to public places, unless they absolutely have to.  A third say they're going to wait a few weeks, before they're comfortable in public places. Some say they don't know if they'll ever be really comfortable in public again.

And we're almost more germophobic in our lives now. More than 80 percent of people say they're keeping a real close eye on how businesses and stores are cleaning in their public areas.

Almost 60 percent say they're giving their friends the side-eye when it comes to their personal hygiene. Right now, more than half of Americans are wiping down their groceries when they bring their food and drinks home

Also, more than 80 percent of people say they're going to keep stocking up on sanitizers and cleaning wipes for the foreseeable future.