According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe the federal government can contain the spread of the disease.
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Alexandra Kelley

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- A Gallup poll records the confidence Americans have in the government to handle the coronavirus outbreak.
- Relatively, people are not as concerned over the coronavirus as they were over some other recent diseases.
A fresh Gallup poll reveals “high confidence” is placed in the U.S. government to effectively handle the coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak.
A total of 77 percent, or approximately three quarters of survey respondents, said that they are confident that the U.S. government can safeguard the country in the event of an outbreak. This number was divided into two groups: 46 percent said they were “somewhat confident” in the federal government to manage an outbreak, while the remaining 31 percent felt they were “very confident.”
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