WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the past month, as the coronavirus moved from an outbreak mainly limited to China to a worldwide pandemic, the percentage of Americans worried about being exposed to the virus has surged, while their confidence in the government to handle an outbreak has declined sharply.
And the percentage expecting significant harm to the world economy has more than doubled.Six in 10 Americans are now "very" (26%) or "somewhat worried" (34%) that they or someone in their family will be exposed to the virus, up from 36% very or somewhat worried in the initial Feb.
3-16 poll. Increased worry is apparent among all major subgroups -- though much more so among Democrats and less so among Republicans.This is now a much higher level of
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