As of July 13, 2022, 84 percent of Malaysian respondents stated that they were wearing face masks when in public places during the COVID-19 outbreak, up from 55 percent on Feb 24, 2020. Malaysia has vaccinated more than 80 percent of its adult population. However, due to the highly infectious type of Omicron, the country is still expecting an increase in the number of confirmed daily cases of COVID-19 infections.
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Share of people who wore face masks in public places during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
July 13, 2022
84%
June 15, 2022
83%
May 11, 2022
75%
Apr 14, 2022
75%
Mar 20, 2022
79%
Jan 26, 2022
83%
Jan 12, 2022
88%
Dec 29, 2021
85%
Dec 15, 2021
80%
Dec 01, 2021
85%
Nov 17, 2021
87%
Nov 3, 2021
86%
Oct 24, 2021
86%
Oct 10, 2021
86%
Sep 26, 2021
82%
Sep 12, 2021
82%
Aug 25, 2021
84%
Aug 11, 2021
89%
Jul 28, 2021
87%
Jul 18,2021
89%
Jul 4,2021
88%
Jun 20,2021
89%
Jun 6,2021
86%
May 23,2021
84%
May 9,2021
88%
Apr 25,2021
89%
Apr 11, 2021
87%
Mar 28, 2021
86%
Mar 14, 2021
85%
Feb 28, 2021
91%
Feb 14, 2021
89%
Jan 31, 2021
90%
Jan 17, 2021
91%
Jan 3, 2021
90%
Dec 20, 2020
88%
Dec 6, 2020
89%
Nov 22, 2020
90%
Nov 8, 2020
91%
Oct 25, 2020
91%
Oct 11, 2020
92%
Sep 27, 2020
90%
Sep 13, 2020
88%
Aug 30, 2020
89%
Aug 16, 2020
91%
Aug 2, 2020
84%
Jul 19, 2020
85%
Jul 5, 2020
86%
Jun 21, 2020
89%
Jun 7, 2020
88%
May 24, 2020
85%
May 3, 2020
85%
Apr 26, 2020
86%
Apr 19, 2020
83%
Apr 12, 2020
80%
Apr 5, 2020
82%
Mar 29, 2020
77%
Mar 22, 2020
69%
Mar 15, 2020
55%
Mar 8, 2020
53%
Mar 1, 2020
55%
Feb 23, 2020
55%
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YouGov. (March 8, 2023). Share of people who wore face masks in public places during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110960/malaysia-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak/
YouGov. "Share of people who wore face masks in public places during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022." Chart. March 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110960/malaysia-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak/
YouGov. (2023). Share of people who wore face masks in public places during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110960/malaysia-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak/
YouGov. "Share of People Who Wore Face Masks in Public Places during Covid-19 Outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110960/malaysia-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak/
YouGov, Share of people who wore face masks in public places during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110960/malaysia-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of people who wore face masks in public places during COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia from February 2020 to July 2022 [Graph], YouGov, March 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110960/malaysia-wearing-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak/
