To what extent do you approve, or disapprove, of the government’s handling of the coronavirus situation so far?
Approve
60%
51
40
30
20
Disapprove
0
12 Mar
19
26
1 Apr
7
15
21
To what extent do you have confidence in the government’s ability to handle the situation as it continues to develop?
60%
Confident
49
40
20
30
Not confident
0
12 Mar
19
26
1 Apr
7
15
21
Do you think the government has acted fast enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus?
60%
No
63
40
Yes
30
20
26 Mar
1 Apr
7
15
21
To what extent do you approve, or disapprove, of the government’s handling of testing during the outbreak so far?
60%
57
40
20
20
15
0
Disapprove
Approve
Neither
Comparing the way the UK government has handled the coronavirus pandemic with the way other countries have handled it, would you say the UK government has handled things better or worse than these other countries did?
UK handled better
UK handled worse
US
52
14
Italy
30
22
Spain
27
21
China
26
33
France
18
22
Germany
14
52
South Korea
13
42
Australia
11
36
To what extent do you approve, or disapprove, of the government’s handling of the coronavirus situation so far?
Do you think the government has acted fast enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus?
Approve
60%
60%
51
No
63
40
40
Yes
30
20
30
Disapprove
0
20
12 Mar
19
26
1 Apr
7
15
21
26 Mar
1 Apr
7
15
21
To what extent do you have confidence in the government’s ability to handle the situation as it continues to develop?
To what extent do you approve, or disapprove, of the government’s handling of testing during the outbreak so far?
60%
60%
57
Confident
49
40
40
20
20
20
30
15
Not confident
0
0
12 Mar
19
26
1 Apr
7
15
21
Approve
Neither
Disapprove
Comparing the way the UK government has handled the coronavirus pandemic with the way other countries have handled it, would you say the UK government has handled things better or worse than these other countries did?
UK handled better
UK handled worse
52
52
42
36
33
30
27
26
22
22
21
18
14
14
13
11
South
Korea
US
Spain
Germany
Australia
Italy
China
France
Guardian graphic. Source: Opinium interviewed 2,005 UK adults from 21 to 23 April 2020