Majority of Britons Back Continued Mask Mandates, Would Feel Unsafe Without Them

A series of questions posed by YouGov on the day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the end of coronavirus restrictions shows Britons back by a large proportion the government continuing to legally force people to wear masks in certain settings.
Seventy-one per cent of people think that “face masks should continue to be mandatory on public transport for a further period of time”, with just one in five (21 per cent) disagreeing. Two-thirds (66 per cent) also believe that wearing masks should be mandatory in shops and other enclosed spaces for the time being. While a combined 70 per cent said that they would feel “less safe” being in a “crowded or un-ventilated place” with people not wearing masks. (...)