There is a poll that said that Democrats are taking it much more seriously than Republicans:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-po...
Irony.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-po...
Irony.
"Initially the left was saying flu was a bigger threat. Now they are taking it seriously, shutting down events.
Initially the right was taking it seriously, banning travel. Now they are calling it the flu."
That's not really what GP's poll indicates:
> About four of every 10 Democrats said they thought the new coronavirus poses an imminent threat, compared to about two of every 10 Republicans.
Both less than half.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-checking-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/politics/coronavirus-t...