Attitudes about COVID-19 Lockdown among General Population, France, March 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):301-303. doi: 10.3201/eid2701.201377. Epub 2020 Nov 12.

Abstract

Because the effectiveness of a coronavirus disease lockdown in curbing coronavirus disease spread depends on public support, acquiring real-time information about the way populations reacted to the lockdown is crucial. In France, such public support remained fragile among low-income persons, probably because the lockdown exacerbated preexisting social inequalities and conflicts.

Keywords: COVID-19; France; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; lockdown; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; social inequalities; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Attitude*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control*
  • Communicable Disease Control / methods*
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Public Health
  • SARS-CoV-2*