The latest weekly research from Ofcom on how people are receiving and acting on news and information during the Covid-19 pandemic shows that UK adult internet users spent 17 minutes longer online each day on average in March, compared to January.
The research also shows that eight times more online adults in the UK used the Zoom video conferencing service in March compared to February, and 35 times more used the Houseparty group video chat service. Furthermore, online adults accessed the BBC news website or app an extra 19 times on average in March compared to previous months, spending an extra 24 minutes looking at content.
In week five of the lockdown, the frequency with which Brits are accessing Covid-19 news and information continues to drop - 1 in 10 now access news about the pandemic at least 20 times a day, down from 24 percent in week one. The proportion of those actively avoiding news about the pandemic continues to increase (34%), from 22 percent in week one of the lockdown.
The next wave of the research, covering week six of the lockdown, will be published on 12 May.
