54% of Americans still think the government isn't prepared enough to handle the coronavirus

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• Nearly seven weeks after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, 54% of Americans believe the government is still not sufficiently prepared to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, according to new Insider polling.
• Despite the government's response efforts, the percentage of Americans who don't believe the country is prepared to deal with the virus has remained relatively unchanged over the last month. 
• Meanwhile, Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of the government lockdowns and stay home orders. 
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Nearly seven weeks after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, 54% of Americans believe the government is still not sufficiently prepared to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, according to new Insider polling.

Despite the government's response efforts, the percentage of Americans who don't believe the country is prepared to deal with the virus has remained relatively unchanged over the last month.

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