Points of concern

Our interest was instantly piqued when the idea of exploring the biggest issue of the past few months from a slightly different perspective - going beyond the commonplace questions of most public opinion polls in recent weeks - first cropped up. As we finalized the questions for the questionnaire used in the survey, we knew that this would be one of those occasions when we would wait for the results with eager anticipation.

This was the right time for such a preliminary documentation of the general imprint left by the novel coronavirus on Greek society: on how it has been assimilated into the public conscience, what people believe about it and how many have bought into the various "theories" being circulated - some of which have proven even more infectious than the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself.

Our country and its citizens responded to the first phase of what has been an...

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