Half of Singaporeans remain uncomfortable going back to a restaurant: study

Respondents want distanced tables and temperature checks.

Half of consumers (53%) in Singapore remain uncomfortable going to restaurants that have reopened, even as the Lion City enters its Phase 1 of a post-circuit breaker period, a study from Qualtrics has revealed.

Measures people want to see in place before they feel comfortable dining at a restaurant include tables separated at a safe distance (13%), established social distancing (12%), servers and staff wearing gloves and masks (12%) and temperature checks before entering restaurants (11%).

34%, meanwhile, also feel the same reservations about shopping retail in-person.

The data is part of the Qualtrics’ larger Return to Work & Back to Business study that tackled what it would take for Singaporeans to feel confident about re-entering public life. The survey had over 500 respondents.

“With Circuit Breaker measures starting to lift, we are beginning to see businesses and workplaces reopen and return to normal. But as this occurs employers and businesses need to remember the pace with which they are re-opening might not match their employees’ or customers’ readiness to return,” said Mao Gen Foo, Qualtrics’ head of Southeast Asia.