COVID-19, a new poll suggests.And it suggests that fear of a second wave of infections as bad as or worse than the first wave may behind their increased caution.Fifty-one per cent of respondents to the Leger and Association for Canadian Studies survey said they have worn masks to go grocery shopping — up eight percentage points in one week.
Forty-five per cent said they’ve worn masks to go to a pharmacy (up seven points), 17 per cent at work (up four points), 14 per cent on public transit (up four points) and 12 per cent to go for walks (up two points).And 53 per cent — up two points — said masks should be mandatory in public and confined spaces, like shopping malls and public transit.The online poll, conducted June 5 to 7, surveyed 1,523.