A new poll finds just about 56% of Americans consider the coronavirus a 'real threat' — a drop of 10 percentage points from last month.
Public health and elected officials have been warning that Americans need to take steps to reduce the risk of spreading the disease.In February, a little more than a quarter of U.S. adults believed the coronavirus was being blown out of proportion. Now, that number has risen to nearly 40% of respondents.Pollsters found that both shifts are largely driven by changes in opinion by Republicans.
Fewer independents, too, see the coronavirus as a real threat. Fifty percent of them view it as such now, compared with 64% of independents last month who said the virus was legitimately threatening. "I don't know that what's happening in Europe is necessarily going to happen in the United States," Bell said."I'm cautiously optimistic we're going to nip it in the bud. I'm more concerned for the economy."Respondent Harry Kenck, a 51-year-old securities trader living in Montana, echoed that view. The self-identified conservative said he believes the hit to the economy is more unsettling than the public health repercussions.
"We don't have the infrastructure to manage this level of illness. It's not like the flu. Because the flu comes and goes. People have immunity to the flu. Not everyone gets the flu. There are immunizations for the flu," she said."This is a whole different animal."Despite a growing number of Americans dismissing the coronavirus as a serious threat, 7 in 10 U.S.
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