Northern European governments responding to COVID-19 with assertive policies and proactive communications were most likely to be supported by citizens, while tentative responses were more likely to split opinion.
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Article Title: Lockdowns, lethality, and laissez-faire politics. Public discourses on political authorities in high-trust countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253175
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