According to a survey carried out by IPSOS in 2020, the majority of citizens in the shown countries believe the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) is due to the unpredictability of the virus rather than the failures of governments. In Germany, 80 percent of respondents believe the virus has spread there because it is impossible to forecast how the virus is spreading compared to 20 percent who believe it has spread because of the lack of correct countermeasures.
Distribution of respondents who believe the following reasons for why the coronavirus spread into their country, in selected European countries as of February 2020
Country
Because correct preventative countermeasures were not enforced by my country's authorities
It is impossible to forecast how the virus is spreading
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Ipsos. (March 3, 2020). Distribution of respondents who believe the following reasons for why the coronavirus spread into their country, in selected European countries as of February 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103701/opinions-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-europe/
Ipsos. "Distribution of respondents who believe the following reasons for why the coronavirus spread into their country, in selected European countries as of February 2020." Chart. March 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103701/opinions-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-europe/
Ipsos. (2020). Distribution of respondents who believe the following reasons for why the coronavirus spread into their country, in selected European countries as of February 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103701/opinions-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-europe/
Ipsos. "Distribution of Respondents Who Believe The following Reasons for Why The Coronavirus Spread into Their Country, in Selected European Countries as of February 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103701/opinions-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-europe/
Ipsos, Distribution of respondents who believe the following reasons for why the coronavirus spread into their country, in selected European countries as of February 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103701/opinions-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-europe/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of respondents who believe the following reasons for why the coronavirus spread into their country, in selected European countries as of February 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, March 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103701/opinions-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-europe/
