Medicine & Health

Republicans and Democrats' opinions differ on many aspects of the outbreak, including views about religious practices during the pandemic.

Black and Hispanic worshippers are less likely than their white counterparts to say they have gone to a house of worship recently.

Few regular worshippers say their congregations are operating normally, and most support the precautions being taken.

Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.

Unfavorable views of China reach new historic high, and a majority supports taking a tougher stand on human rights.

U.S. adults in this group are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims.

Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.

Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the coronavirus outbreak.

70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.

While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.