Coronavirus (COVID-19) Germany 2020: German authorities

The majority of the German population thought that authorities and healthcare facilities in Germany had the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak under control, based on a survey conducted in the country in March 2020. However, this share had fallen compared to the previous month. Since January 2020, the coronavirus has been spreading through Germany, having currently affected every Federal State. Our page on the pandemic provides further statistical figures and data.

Do German authorities and healthcare facilities have the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany under control?

Characteristic	Share of respondents (change on previous month)
The situation is under control (-16)	66%
The situation is not under control (+14)	28%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

March 2-3, 2020

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Special properties

Eligible to vote in Germany

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The survey question was asked in the following wording: "By now people in various countries have fallen ill with the so-called coronavirus, also in Germany. What is your opinion, did authorities and healthcare facilities in Germany have ths situation under control so far or not?"
Missing percentages: don't know/ no information.

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