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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

Women 'were nearly twice as likely to break coronavirus lockdown rules' due to one reason

Women were more likely than men to break Covid-19 lockdown rules in England, a study has found.

Mothers in particular were found to ignore the ban on indoor mixing as they felt "compelled" to do so - in order to get help with childcare, according to research published by the University of York.

A number of measures prohibiting people from mixing with other households were introduced during the early stages of the pandemic, in a bid to reduce high transmission rates.

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