Americans' concerns about coronavirus jump as cases surge, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

[snoop1130]

Americans' concerns about coronavirus jump as cases surge, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

By Chris Kahn

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee takes the temperature of a building tenant outside the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan, as the iconic tower prepares to open to more tenants and visitors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 24, 2020. Picture taken June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans' anxieties over the spread of the novel coronavirus have risen to the highest level in more than a month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, as the number of cases surged across the country, pushing the death toll to more than 127,000 people.

 

The June 29-30 public opinion poll found that 81% of American adults said they are "very" or "somewhat" concerned about the pandemic, the most since a similar poll conducted May 11-12.

 

Concerns appear to be rising the most among members of President Donald Trump's Republican Party, who have generally expressed less interest than others in wearing face masks or sheltering at home even as the pandemic has infected more than 2.6 million Americans.

 

About seven in 10 Republicans said in the latest poll they were personally concerned about the spread of the virus, up from six in 10 Republicans in polls conducted over the past few weeks. About nine in 10 Democrats said they are similarly worried, a level of concern that has not changed over the past few weeks.

 

The shift in public opinion comes as the number of coronavirus cases soars across the country, especially in states like Arizona, Texas and Florida that were slow to respond to the outbreak and have moved fairly swiftly to reopen their economies. Some of those states are now ratcheting back plans to reopen businesses.

 

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said on Tuesday that the number of coronavirus cases could more than double to 100,000 per day unless a full nationwide effort was undertaken to tamp down the resurgent virus.

 

The pandemic increasingly appears to have taken over the 2020 presidential campaign, eclipsing other priorities, according to the poll.

 

When asked about the "most important factor" determining their vote, 27% of respondents said it was the candidate's plan to help the nation recover from the coronavirus, compared with 21% who said it was the candidate's plan to create jobs and boost the economy.

 

Just weeks ago, it was the other way around. In a June 8-9 poll 26% said they wanted a candidate who was strong on the economy and 21% said they were looking for someone who could handle the coronavirus.

 

To that end, Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, appears to have a slight advantage over Trump.

 

The poll found that 40% of Americans approve of the way Trump has responded to the coronavirus, while 56% disapproved. And 41% of adults thought Biden would be better at directing the country's response to the virus, while 34% said Trump would be better.

 

Overall, Biden has an advantage of 8 percentage points over Trump in support among registered voters. Biden had an edge of 10 points in a similar poll that ran last week.

 

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online, in English, throughout the United States. It gathered responses from 1,099 American adults and has a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of about 3 percentage points.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-07-01

 

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[bodga]

Maybe if they ate  less

[twocatsmac]

The same now in the UK mainly in London, scenes of many BLM riots and vandalism.

Hammersmith, Ealing and Fulham increased cases with more developing.

[Tug]

Well guess you can’t fix stupid comes to mind or better late than never(not so good in a pandemic)that beeing said just wear the damm mask distance as best you can follow protocols good luck stay healthy don’t be stupid 

[Dumbastheycome]

A sad indication of a  belated  reality .

The misguided  narrative of denial  is finally being ignored .

Too late?

Maybe not for a select entity who incapable of comprehending truth above self deception has encouraged social destruction, disharmony and the devolution of a nation to the  equivalent  degree as some infamous despots unforgettable in history.

A virus capable of a  global pandemic  has  no respect  for  ignorance of it's  non partisan or  any other  ideological impact.

Nuke  that  you  stupid   Flo.cks !

[pegman]

40% approval of Trump's handling of the pandemic. Pretty much tells you all you need to know about that basketcàse country. A former FDA Commissioner thinks there are already 100k new cases a day.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/us-already-at-100000-new-coronavirus-cases-a-day-it-just-isnt-testing-them-all-gottlieb-says.html

Edited July 1, 2020 by pegman

[Mama Noodle]

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

or sheltering at home even as the pandemic has infected more than 2.6 million Americans.

 

Why would anyone need to shelter at home? The liberal left has done us all a huge favor by having weeks of massive gatherings across the USA and elsewhere in the world and are adamant that this did not spread coronavirus. 

[LomSak27]

8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The pandemic increasingly appears to have taken over the 2020 presidential campaign, eclipsing other priorities, according to the poll.

 

After the it's a hoax, its a liberal hoax, morphing into well who cares, 'it's those liberal cities which are evil anyway'. To the infamous "I don't take responsibility at all" BY Trump who then famously provided NO Federal leadership but told the states, you are own your on, what did he think would happen. It would magically go away I guess.. 

If that is not an epic self made disaster I don't know what is. That said now the pandemic has moved on to Elvis country; Trumps base, and is rolling. All those tin men governors vying to open their states early and poo pooing masks, look like they got caught in the headlights, and they know it.  Yesterday even FOX news website, which deflects, lies or just ignores most real news that might reflect badly on the conservatives, had a "confusion abounds" about the pandemic surge as their lead story for 6 hours or more.

 

We are getting to the point that if the rate just remains the same, let alone climbs, the hospitals will be full through until election day. A constant reminder of failure and incompetence of the Trump administration. That might not be good for conservatives. ????

 

 

[car720]

It appears to me that this is becoming more and more a case of the young just not giving a damn about anything but themselves.  We created them, now we have to suffer them.  Self centredness and greed are the new norm.  They seem to believe that the world is actually run by a computer game.

[mrfill]

27 minutes ago, car720 said:

It appears to me that this is becoming more and more a case of the young just not giving a damn about anything but themselves.  We created them, now we have to suffer them.  Self centredness and greed are the new norm.  They seem to believe that the world is actually run by a computer game.

They're following the example of their esteemed leader.

Self centred - check.

Greedy - check.

Don't give a damn about anything but themself - check.

 

He's done a great job.

[Thailand]

"Coronavirus: 'I'm all for masks,' says Trump in change of tone"

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53258792  ????

 

"Mr Trump said he would have "no problem" with wearing a mask publicly and that he "sort of liked" how he looked with one on, likening himself to the Lone Ranger."

Edited July 2, 2020 by Thailand

[mtls2005]

Over 50,000 new daily cases. Ouch.

 

While deaths are somewhat low, thank goodness, one hopes they stay low.

 

Many "survivors" are begining to share the lingering health effects that they'll have to deal with for their entire lives.

 

Fauci seems to be a renewed target for the right-wing sick, crazy MOBS.

 

Meanwhile the president golfs, and tweets all day.

 

[jaiyen]

"Everything is bigger in Texas !"  Especially the virus numbers.  Americans see the brainwashing that goes on in North Korea and China but don't realise that they have been brainwashed too, but in a different way thanks to Dictator Trump.

[mrfill]

13 minutes ago, Thailand said:

"Coronavirus: 'I'm all for masks,' says Trump in change of tone"

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53258792  ????

 

"Mr Trump said he would have "no problem" with wearing a mask publicly and that he "sort of liked" how he looked with one on, likening himself to the Lone Ranger."

Yes, I can see him turning up in a Lone Ranger eye mask at the conferences. Possibly the most useless of all masks.

[Paul Henry]

Trump supporters following the "Judas" goat. To the final end!

[nobodysfriend]

People knew and know about the Virus and it's contagiousness .

Some choose to ignore it and to put financial reasons above health .

It is only logic that when people do not protect themselves against the spread of the virus , they take a high risk of becoming infected themselves .

They should not complain about what happens now . It is their own fault .

If they prefer to go out partying or to crowded places like some beaches , public transport etc , without any protective measures , they will see a rise in infections . That's logic .

There is no way to ever go back to the old ' normal ' .

If want to get rid of the Virus , everybody needs to do everything possible to prevent the spread . All the time .

That will not happen ... so , need to learn to live with it now .

Not sure if an effective vaccine will be found , there was no vaccine against SARS .

Even if a vaccine will be found , the virus mutates constantly ...

Or a new one appears .

 

Finally , this might be the beginning of the End , the Apocalypse .

May be it was about time for this ...?

 

 

Edited July 2, 2020 by nobodysfriend

[Thailand]

[Elkski]

Texas having peal case numbers higher than Italies worse.   

USA 4% world's population with  25% of cases.   nothing but stupid explains this. 

[Jonnapat]

So apparently 40% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the pandemic. 

Astounding when you look at the results. 

[ncc1701d]

Now that containment is blown out of the water in the USA - as to be expected from a developing nation, it will be interesting to see what the excess deaths will be and if it matches otter counties at the times they didn’t lock down. 
 

ironically, once everyone there has it, those that die will be gone and those that got it and require medical care for the side effects for the rest of their lives will be forgotten - USA may actually be able to get back on track faster than other countries. There will be parties in the streets for those that “survived COVID 19”, and the excess deaths forgotten / explained away by same mortality as the flu, which, it isn’t, but it will make them feel better to think it is.
 

 

[natway09]

Winston Churchill summed it up brilliantly,

"You can always count on the US doing the right thing, once they have tried everything else'

or something like that.

The need to get a "leader" before there will be much change who can & will do something,

His latest "sooner or later it will go away" to me is just showing total contempt, arrogance

& total lack of compassion for the people he knows will die, whilst he stays in his bubble doing nothing

 

[Mama Noodle]

2 minutes ago, natway09 said:

The need to get a "leader" before there will be much change who can & will do something,

 

If you think changing the president will solve any of the US's problems, I have a bridge to sell you. 

[darksidedog]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Concerns appear to be rising the most among members of President Donald Trump's Republican Party, who have generally expressed less interest than others in wearing face masks or sheltering at home

These will be the ones that believed the "it's just one guy from China,"' "It's just the flu," "It will go away when it gets warmer," "It's a democratic hoax." etc.

Only when they start dying like flies do they pay any attention to reality. It came from China, but the left are being blamed by these same folks, while their deity has mishandled it about as badly as humanly possible. I am stunned that some are dumb enough that they believe Trump has handled it well.

[Mama Noodle]

1 minute ago, darksidedog said:

I am stunned that some are dumb enough that they believe Trump has handled it well.

 

Truth is that no president would have done better, that does not mean that Trump handled it well, it just means thats the way the country is. 

You can make laws, you can advise, but the end of the day its up to the people and local states in how its managed. 

 

4 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

It came from China, but the left are being blamed by these same folks

 

The left has plenty of blame, and dont forget that the top democrats are briefed on intelligence as well, so they knew and had a very good idea of what was coming - they barely said anything and spent the first few weeks of the outbreak fighting Trump on everything he was trying to do. 

 

They then politicized the pandemic. Gretchen Whitmer is a perfect example of someone who was using it as a platform to springboard herself into a possible VP slot and her constituents be damned.

[Dap]

6 hours ago, Thailand said:

Absolutely Perfect!

[ballpoint]

7 hours ago, mrfill said:

Yes, I can see him turning up in a Lone Ranger eye mask at the conferences. Possibly the most useless of all masks.

Quite appropriate for this president then.

[dunroaming]

10 hours ago, pegman said:

40% approval of Trump's handling of the pandemic. Pretty much tells you all you need to know about that basketcàse country. A former FDA Commissioner thinks there are already 100k new cases a day.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/us-already-at-100000-new-coronavirus-cases-a-day-it-just-isnt-testing-them-all-gottlieb-says.html

Yes but all will be fine because Trump has declared that he is all in favour of face masks after all!  Thank god that the USA has such a well balanced intelligent individual in charge!

[spidermike007]

I suggested back in late March, that Covid had already beaten Trump, with a TKO,  one minute into the first round of the fight. Now? He is looking more and more like a lame duck, every day. I predict he is going to get beaten badly. "Sleepy" Joe seems to be waking up! If Covid were not enough, you have his historic and epic failure with the Floyd situation. Poor Don. He cannot seem to get anything right, these days. Bye bye!

[Elkski]

I believe 40% think tRump did ok.  I read the comments on our local news stories  you cant believe how  many people think the virus is not real.    There were two companies in the County south of me who required workers to come to work even sick.  And suggested workers not talk about the virus or if they tested positive.  One company was a  roof truss manufacturing company and the other was some kind of energy bar manufacturing company.  Many workers at these places of employment got the virus. It was in the news that two companies violated many state  Covid rules but they county health agency would not name these companies until finally the local media lawsuit went through this week, 3 months later.  Using a FOIA document request the media even found an email where the health department boss sent out an email warning their employees about these two companies but to keep this quiet and private.   When you read the comments you cannot believe how many people think it was government overreach to try to tell a company how to run its business and a travesty that they revealed the names of these two companies. Comments like government has run roughshod over the company. You must read these comments on all these covid related stories to understand the true feeling s, beliefs,  and brain power of the vast majority of Mormon people in Utah. 

 

read the comments.  

https://www.ksl.com/article/46772225/2-utah-county-businesses-that-defied-coronavirus-guidelines-identified

Edited July 2, 2020 by Elkski

[scorecard]

13 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Why would anyone need to shelter at home? The liberal left has done us all a huge favor by having weeks of massive gatherings across the USA and elsewhere in the world and are adamant that this did not spread coronavirus. 

More of your silly illogal rubbish.