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More than half of Canadians feel lonely, isolated during coronavirus pandemic: Ipsos poll

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Many Canadians have been at home for weeks practising isolation and physical distancing as much as possible in an effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

Now people are starting to feel the full effects of these practices: 54 per cent of Canadians feel lonely or isolated, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Global News.

This is according to data collected from 1,006 Canadians ages 18 and above via an online survey. Feelings of isolation were most significant among people between the ages of 18 and 34 (68 per cent).

However, people between the ages of 35 and 54 (58 per cent) and people older than 55 (40 per cent) also reported feeling this way.

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