As of March 2020, 38 percent of Hungarians thought that the coronavirus (COVID-19) had first evolved in animals and then jumped to humans, infecting people in China. Another 19 percent of respondents believed that the Chinese deliberately infected the world with the virus.
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Where do you think the coronavirus (COVID-19) originates from?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The virus evolved in animals then jumped to humans in a Chinese province
38%
The Chinese infected the world with it
19%
Americans wanted to infect China and the virus spread further
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Publicus Research. (March 23, 2020). Where do you think the coronavirus (COVID-19) originates from? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106388/hungary-public-opinion-on-origin-of-coronavirus/
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Publicus Research. (2020). Where do you think the coronavirus (COVID-19) originates from? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106388/hungary-public-opinion-on-origin-of-coronavirus/
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Where do you think the coronavirus (COVID-19) originates from? [Graph], Publicus Research, March 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106388/hungary-public-opinion-on-origin-of-coronavirus/