Some 62% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say the seriousness of COVID-19 is “generally exaggerated,” according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.
As U.S. health officials confirm more cases of the new coronavirus, a new survey suggests that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to believe COVID-19 concerns are overblown.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that community-based interventions like “social distancing” — defined as “remaining out of congregate settings, avoiding mass gatherings, and maintaining distance from others when possible” — can help slow the disease’s spread, among other measures. No vaccine exists.
As the 2020 U.S. presidential race forges ahead, the coronavirus outbreak has hit the U.S. economy and further inflamed partisan tensions. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, and former Vice President Joe Biden — the top vote getters in the Democratic primaries — have criticized President Trump’s response to the outbreak and said they would do a better job.
“The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power to inflame the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant,” Trump wrote Monday on Twitter TWTR, +5.69%.
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