SASKATOON — According to a survey by Insightrix Research Inc. most Saskatchewanians are likely to keep wearing a mask in public places after the mask-wearing mandate is lifted at the end of February.
Results from Insightrix's online community SaskWatchResearch indicates 68 per cent are very likely or somewhat likely to continue to wear masks in public places. Thirty per cent said they are not likely to wear them and two per cent were unsure.
Those results are closely in line with results that show 53 per cent don't think we're coming to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, 25 per cent aren't sure and 23 per cent say, yes, we're seeing the end.
Survey results also show one third say they are paying less attention to active cases, hospitalizations and deaths now that there is reduced access to provincial COVID-19 data. The Saskatchewan government recently ended its daily Dashboard statistics updates and how updates the public only once a week with a press release and epi report.
