Willingness to wear face masks outside during the coronavirus pandemic in the UK 2020

As of May 17, 2020, it was found that almost 67 percent of survey respondents in the United Kingdom would be very willing to wear a face mask or covering during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic if it became the law, with a further 19 percent quite willing to wear a face mask in this circumstance. The British public are slightly more likely to listen to their own government over international organizations, with 48 percent very willing to wear a face mask if the government advised it, compared to 42 percent if an international organization did.

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