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Coronavirus: Which countries does US think handled it best?
May 21, 2020
Americans have praise for South Korea and Germany's handling of the coronavirus pandemic but give poor marks to Italy and China.
What other attitudes do Americans hold when it comes to the global response to the outbreak?
The Washington-based Pew Research Center, a public opinion polling and research organisation, took the temperature on how Americans think other countries have handled the pandemic.
Pew surveyed 10,957 US adults from 29 April to 5 May for the poll.
Here are some key takeaways.
1 - Praise for South Korea, criticism for China
When it comes to the response to the global coronavirus pandemic, a majority of Americans give high marks to South Korea and Germany - in fact higher marks than they gave their own country.
A majority of respondents gave both those countries a rating of either "good" or "excellent" for their efforts. Just under 50% of respondents said the same about the US response.
South Korea's rapid ability to react to the virus spread and to set up a testing network has made the country a role model as other nations look to battle their own coronavirus outbreaks - though officials have had to respond to recent outbreaks linked to nightclubs and bars.
Is S Korea's rapid testing the key to coronavirus?
Germany has also won praise for its response to the outbreak.
Mass testing and effective lockdown restrictions have helped keep the death toll far lower than in other European countries, though infection rates have increased since its lockdown measures were eased.
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