Over 80 Percent of Britons Not Heeding Covid-19 Self-Isolation Rules, Study Finds

Over 80 Percent of Britons Not Heeding Covid-19 Self-Isolation Rules, Study Finds
People enjoy the hot weather on Margate beach, Britain, on Jun. 24, 2020. Andrew Couldridge/Reuter
Reuters
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LONDON—Over 80 percent of people in Britain are not adhering to self-isolation guidelines when they have COVID-19 symptoms or had contact with someone who has tested positive, a study has found.

A majority were also unable to identify the symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.