More than half of the French have broken the rules governing the second coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed Thursday, mid-way through the new confinement period, and as figures confirmed France now has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Europe, reports FRANCE 24.
The Ifop survey confirmed that the French are taking the second nationwide shutdown far less seriously than the first in March-April.
It showed that 60 percent had flouted the rules at least once, either by giving a false reason for going out on their self-signed permission slip or by meeting up with family and friends.
The figure was far higher than during the first lockdown when the proportion of rule-breakers stood at under 40 percent during the first six weeks.
The most common transgression (24 percent of respondents) was giving a false reason for going out on the permission slips that all citizens are required to download and fill out before leaving home.