The coronavirus has more than half of the adults living in the United States wearing face masks when they go out in public.
Fifty-five percent of adults in the U.S. reported that they have started to wear masks when going out in public, according to a poll from ABC News/Ipsos. That total does not include the 13% of respondents who reported they have not left their homes at all out of fear of contracting the coronavirus.
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Guidance on face masks has shifted since the outbreak first began. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently endorsed the general public wearing face masks after weeks of questioning whether it would help stop the spread of the virus.
Eighty-six percent of adults reported they are concerned about contracting the coronavirus, and 91% reported that the virus has caused them to change their daily routine. While it isn’t clear when the social distancing measures will be lifted, 56% of respondents do not believe that a return to normalcy will happen before July 1.
The poll was conducted from Wednesday to Thursday and included results from 512 adults living in the U.S. The data include a margin of error of 5.1 percentage points.
