Two-thirds of Americans do not expect their daily lives to return to normal for at least six months, and as states reopen, three-quarters are concerned that a second wave of coronavirus cases will emerge, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.
“There’s a great sense that normalcy is not around the corner,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the poll. He pointed out that with states reopening — some outside federal guidelines for doing so — there’s “a real disconnect between public opinion and public policy.” CONT.
Domenico Montanaro, NPR News
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