Coronavirus (COVID-19)

U.S. adults express wide concern that states will lift COVID-19 restrictions too quickly.

A majority of Americans are skeptical that tracking someone’s location through their cellphone would help curb the outbreak.

64% of parents with children in elementary, middle or high school express at least some concern about their children falling behind.

The Pew Research Center’s Claudia Deane summarized recent survey findings, including Americans’ views of the impact on their daily life, their concerns about the economy, and trust levels in government and the health system on the After The Fact podcast from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

A new analysis of open-ended responses to a survey of U.S. adults looks at the specific storylines or claims about COVID-19 that Americans said they were exposed to.

The public is divided over who should get ventilators if they are scarce.

Most say cooperation with other countries is important in dealing with global threats, especially on the spread of infectious diseases.

As the U.S. confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Americans continue to rate a wide range of federal agencies favorably, including two at the forefront of dealing with COVID-19.

Many U.S. news organizations are covering the coronavirus pandemic while themselves facing financial pressure from the outbreak.

While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.