Many NSW voters are concerned over a possible second COVID-19 wave and a drawn out recession,Ipsos polling reveals.Credit:Nick Moir,Rhett Wymann
NSW had one new locally acquired case and three cases in hotel quarantine on Monday while Victoria recorded its first day in four months of no new cases,allowing it to ease restrictions.
NSW Health confirmed the locally acquired case in Sydney is a household contact of a positive test linked with the Oran Park cluster,which has been connected with 23 coronavirus cases.
Gladys Berejiklian has an approval rating of 63 per cent after her handling of the pandemic.Credit:James Brickwood
The poll shows more than 60 per cent of voters are worried about an ongoing recession over the next year,and almost half (49 per cent) are worried about not being able to travel interstate or overseas.
Mental health is also highlighted,with 45 per cent believing their mental health has been affected"a great deal"or"fair amount"by the pandemic and the lockdown.
The impact is significantly higher for those living in metro areas (48 per cent) and for younger people (65 per cent among those aged 18-24 and 61 per cent among those aged 25-39).
Younger people are more worried about their employment prospects than older groups.