WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Recent shifts in Americans' views on the coronavirus situation align with new evidence that there has been a flattening of the infection curve at the national level, including positive news about declining cases in the U.S.
epicenter of the crisis, New York City.Roughly equal proportions of Americans say the situation is getting better as perceive it is getting worse, a continuation of the shift recorded a week ago.
At the same time, an expanding minority expect the disruption caused by the coronavirus to continue for the rest of 2020 or longer, while a dwindling share say things will start to improve in a matter of weeks.The percentage of Americans saying the coronavirus situation is getting worse is now down to 38%,