COVID-19 online diaries

The Opinion Research team set up an online diary to capture the views, behaviours and experiences of a sample of Londoners during the coronavirus outbreak. Commencing in late May, this online diary ran for 8 weeks. Fortnightly summary reports can be found accessed below, and included:

Week 1 and 2 – reflected on experiences during lockdown to date and explored views on easing lockdown.


Week 3 and 4 – explored priorities for London’s recovery, both short and long-term, and views on the Test and Trace system.


Week 5 and 6 – explored growing disengagement with the coronavirus outbreak and reflected on some of the positive impacts of lockdown.​


Week 7 and 8 – explored the idea of a 15-minute city and aspirations for the future of London.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Source https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/covid-19-online-diaries-em5o5
Last Updated February 11, 2026, 13:56 (UTC)
Created October 22, 2025, 12:11 (UTC)
GUID em5o5
Language
dcat_issued 2020-06-11T09:48:27.000Z
dcat_modified 2020-12-22T09:50:04.000Z
harvest_object_id be0143e5-1680-4a9b-b5c4-34d60bbb64b8
harvest_source_id a3e8ccdb-5c53-4b4b-9db7-ae23b3e3e29f
harvest_source_title london