Canadians Would Support Harsher Measures for Those Violating COVID-19 Rules, Says Poll

Canadians Would Support Harsher Measures for Those Violating COVID-19 Rules, Says Poll
A nurse washes her hands at a COVID-19 screening station outside the district hall of the 17th arrondissement in Paris, France, on March 30, 2020. Stepheane De Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images
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Most Canadians are doing what they’re told to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would support harsher measures to punish those who aren’t, a new poll suggests.

Of the 1,590 adults surveyed between March 27 and 29, the vast majority said they were practising social distancing (97 percent), keeping at least two metres apart from others (95 percent), washing their hands more frequently than usual (95 percent), going out only for necessities (94 percent) and coughing or sneezing into their elbows (92 percent).