A majority of Americans (55%) now say the US government was not prepared for the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new thisisinsider poll.
President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Washington.Roughly one-third of Americans said the US government was not prepared "at all" for the coronavirus pandemic, a new Insider poll found. Meanwhile, just 4% of Americans think the US government was "extremely prepared," while 10% said "very prepared.
Comparatively, 7% of Americans in late February said the US government was "extremely prepared," while 12% said "very prepared." Here's a full breakdown of how Americans responded to the question of how prepared they feel the US government is for coronavirus:25% said "not so prepared"When this poll was first taken in late February, there were relatively few cases of coronavirus in the US and the death toll was fairly low. But the virus spread rapidly across the US in March, hitting New York City especially hard.
The US the global epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, with more cases than anywhere else in the world. As of Monday afternoon, there were over
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