The new data also showed 73% of people thought face-coverings should still be worn on public transport.
The Prime Minister is set to announce Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted on July 19 in England despite 50% of people saying ‘Freedom Day’ should be delayed.
The data also showed 73% of respondents thought face-coverings should still be worn on public transport. It comes after Johnson was warned it would be ‘dangerous’ to drop all restrictions on July 19 due to rising cases. ‘There seems to be a misapprehension that life will return to normal from then , and that we can throw away all the precautions, and frankly, that would be dangerous.’Warning of the pressures already faced by medical staff, she added: ‘It feels in hospitals and GP surgeries as like the middle of winter in terms of how busy we are, rather than July, which would normally see a very low number of infections.
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