French opinions on actions taken to control the spread of coronavirus in 2020

This statistic shows the opinions of the French on measures able to take control over the spread of coronavirus in France as of February 9, 2020. According to Ipsos, 87 percent of the respondents supported the mandatory screening of anyone travelling to and from infected countries as a measure to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

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To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose each of the following measures?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents who strongly or tend to support
Anyone travelling to and from infected countries should undergo mandatory screening	87%
Government should impose mandatory quarantine for those who could have the infection	84%
Airlines from my country should stop flying to China	68%
The government should ban any travel to and from affected countries	68%
Public transit systems in my country, including buses, subways, and trains, should be taking precautions to prevent the further spread of coronavirus	56%
The government should send doctors, materials, supplies abroad to help countries affected by the virus	52%
Airlines from my country should stop flying to other infected countries besides China	59%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 7-9, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Some people have been debating what we should do to help control the spread of the coronavirus. To what extent, if at all, would you support or oppose each of the following measures?"

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