New YouGov study reveals full body sanitisation tunnels would increase public confidence in returning to busy environments such as sport venues (60%)
In addition, the public feel personally confident with such measures and 80% would feel comfortable walking through a sanitisation tunnel to limit the spread of Covid-19
Crucially for sports venues, 60% said it would make them feel safe or give them the confidence to return to crowded environment
21st September 2020: New YouGov survey reveals that over half of Brits would like to see additional sanitisation measures in place in public spaces and crowded places such as sports venues.
The new study – which was commissioned by the engineering experts behind the UK’s first sanitisation tunnel, the Gateway Personal Protection Tunnel (PPT) – found that 81% of people surveyed would feel comfortable walking through a sanitisation tunnel to help control the spread of Covid-19, while 60% said it would make them feel safe or give them the confidence to return to crowded environments.
Over half of those surveyed would like to see a sanitisation tunnel at their local shopping centre or pub (52%), 70% of people want to see them at airports, 61% would like them at cinemas and 60% would be happy to walk through a tunnel to watch their favourite sports team.
About the data
A YouGov commissioned survey of 2,000 adults in the UK found that:
- 81% of people surveyed would feel comfortable walking through a sanitisation tunnel.
- 60% would feel safe going to an event (e.g. a concert) if they knew they were required to go through a sanitisation tunnel.
- 60% would feel confident to enter any crowded environment/building after walking through a sanitisation tunnel.
- People would most like to see sanitisation tunnels in: Airports (70%), hospitals (70%), care homes (62%), entertainment venues (cinemas, bowling alleys, arcades etc – 61%), sports stadiums (60%), train stations (60%), shopping centres (55%), pubs/bars/restaurants (52%), schools (53%) and places of work (44%).
- People felt that in the following places sanitisation tunnels should be compulsory for all people entering/going to this venue: Hospitals (65%), airports (62%), care homes (56%), train stations (49%) and sports stadiums (46%).
