1 in 4 have recently witnessed Asian people being blamed for coronavirus pandemic

As violence against Asian Americans is on the rise, including a recent mass shooting of seven people of Asian descent in Atlanta, a new USA Today/Ipsos poll finds that a quarter of Americans have witnessed someone blaming Asian people for the coronavirus pandemic. However, this represents a decline from last April, when one-third witnessed this. While a majority of Americans believe the coronavirus pandemic is a natural disaster (views are unchanged from last year), around a quarter of all Americans blame China for the pandemic. CONTINUED

Mallory Newall & Chris Jackson, Ipsos


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