Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Nov 12;27(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid2701.201377. Online ahead of print.
Attitudes about COVID-19 Lockdown among General Population, France, March 2020
Patrick Peretti-Watel, Val?rie Seror, S?bastien Cortaredona, Odile Launay, Jocelyn Raude, Pierre Verger, Fran?ois Beck, St?phane Legleye, Olivier L'Haridon, Jeremy Ward, Coronavirus and Confinement; Enqu?te Longitudinale, COCONEL; Study Group
- PMID: 33183493
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.201377
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.