The poll also shows results for U.S. adults with a specific political party affiliation, with a stark contrast between Republicans and Democrats.
According to the poll, a majority of Republicans, 64 percent, said that the presidential coronavirus briefings were a major source of information, while 27 percent believed that it was a minor source and only 10 percent said that it was not a source at all.
US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a news conference on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on April 27, 2020.On the other hand, a majority of Democrats, 71 percent, said that the presidential coronavirus briefings were not a source of information, while 23 percent said that they are a minor source and only 5 percent believed they are a major source.
A similar poll, published by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs, found that only 23 percent of U.S. adults identified Trump as their trusted source of information in regard to the novel coronavirus, compared to 52 percent of Americans that said they trust their state or local government for information.
The new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China, but the U.S. has continued to be the virus's epicenter. According to a tracker provided by Johns Hopkins University, there are currently over 1 million confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S. and at least 58,965 deaths. The tracker also shows that at least 116,133 have already recovered from the virus.
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