Study shows that Brazil is the 2nd country with the greatest disbelief in Coronavirus

When the new coronavirus emerged in China at the end of last year, the world had no idea how dangerous this virus was, but as cases increased, developed countries went on full alert.

However, even after going on alert, most European countries did not close their doors. Countries like Italy and Spain were very dismissive of the danger of the coronavirus, even running campaigns like: "Italy cannot stop."

And what do we see next? A veritable collapse in public health, isn't it? Italian leaders felt compelled to apologize for their dismissive remarks, but to no avail; a strategic plan was needed to address this new problem.

Brazilians don't believe as much in the danger of coronavirus

The research, carried out by Ipsos Institute, conducted online interviews with 28,000 people in countries such as Canada, the USA, Italy, and China. On average, 44% said that travel restrictions and social isolation will not prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The study showed that the population least confident in the effectiveness of these measures is India, where 56% responded that they do not consider them effective. Brazil and Germany are tied for second place, with 54%. Mexico (50%), Japan, and Russia come next, with 49%.

The Spanish were the most confident in the lockdown, with only 34% of those interviewed saying they didn't consider it effective. Next came the Australians (35%), and, tied for third place, Canadians, Italians, and Chinese (36%).

A curious fact about this survey is that Spaniards are also the least confident in a rapid economic recovery after the end of the lockdown: only 17% responded that they believe the process will be swift. The French (19%) and Italians (24%) are also pessimistic.