This is the fourth in a series of weekly papers from GQR summarizing and analyzing available data on global opinion on COVID-19. …
• Worldwide, public concern about contracting the virus continues to rise, but global averages show a leveling off in the rate of increase in concern.
• After an early surge in job approval worldwide for governments’ handling of the pandemic, there has been a drop in worldwide averages on public approval. The reversal in job approval on COVID-19 over the past week for President Donald Trump and the US government mirrors a broader, global pattern, although approval of some governments continues to rise.
• Global public opinion consistently and dramatically shows how the pandemic is having a differential economic impact based on people’s class or education/skills levels, with lower-class/less-educated individuals much more harshly affected. The young and racial/ethnic minorities also report particularly high economic costs due to the pandemic. CONT.
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