A majority of Americans — 8 in 10 — say strict shelter-in-place guidelines are worth it to keep people safe from COVID-19 and control the spread of the virus, a new Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll finds.
A person wearing a face mask walks down a mostly empty Michigan Avenue in Chicago Thursday. In all major political groups, most people say they support shelter-in-place orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent poll.A person wearing a face mask walks down a mostly empty Michigan Avenue in Chicago Thursday. In all major political groups, most people say they support shelter-in-place orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent poll.
As of Thursday, the U.S. has confirmed more than 850,000 coronavirus cases, including more than 47,000 deaths, according to data compiled byPublic sentiment about the future of the COVID-19 pandemic's toll on the U.S. has shifted markedly in the past few weeks, according to the poll. Only about half of the respondents now say"the worst is yet to come" — compared with 74% who held that opinion in late March.
The new poll was conducted over several days, including April 16 – the day President Trump laid out guidelines for states to reopen. This week, the
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