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. 2020 Jun 24:1–7. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.205

TABLE 2.

Frequency of Answers

Questions N (5234) (%)
Q#1: Can coronavirus infection pass from person to person through cough-borne droplets?
 Yes 4291 (79.8)
 No 427 (7.9)
 I do not know 656 (12.2)
Q#2 Are fever and cough among the signs and symptoms of coronavirus infection?
 Yes 4565 (84.9)
 No 271 (5.0)
 I do not know 538 (10.0)
Q#3: Is diarrhea among the signs and symptoms of coronavirus infection?
 Yes 576 (10.7)
 No 3279 (61.0)
 I do not know 1519 (28.3)
Q#4: How long can infection develop after exposure to coronavirus?
 1day 467 (8.7)
 2 days 529 (9.8)
 5days 875 (16.3)
 10-15 days 3371 (63.7)
 I do not know 132 (2.5)
Q#5: Can patients with coronavirus infection be cured?
 Yes 3206 (59.7)
 No 1044 (19.4)
 I do not know 1124 (20.9)
Q#6: Is there currently evidence that pet animals can transmit coronavirus infection?
 Yes 572 10.6
 No 3235 (60.2)
 I do not know 1567 (29.2)
Q#7: Is there currently a vaccine against coronavirus?
 Yes 346 6.4
 No 4303 (80.1)
 I do not know 725 (13.5)
Q#8: If there were a vaccine available, would you get vaccinated?
 Yes 3890 (72.4)
 No 554 (10.3)
 I do not know 930 (17.3)
Q#9: How has your attitude toward Chinese restaurants changed in this period?
 It is the same 3616 (67.3)
 It has improved 190 (3.5)
 It is gotten worse 1407 (26.2)
 I do not know 161 (3.0)
Q#10: How has your attitude toward Chinese-run shops changed in this period?
 It is the same 3754 (69.9)
 It has improved 184 (3.4)
 It is gotten worse 1278 (23.8)
 I do not know 158 (2.9)
Q#11: How has your attitude toward Chinese tourists changed in this period?
 It is the same 3106 (57.8)
 It has improved 177 (3.3)
 It is gotten worse 1936 (36.0)
 I do not know 155 (2.9)
Q#12: If in the class you attend, there were a student of Chinese origin, how would you behave?
 It is the same 4167 (77.5)
 I would avoid contacts 564 (10.5)
 I would urge them not to come 276 (5.1)
 I would put on the mask 210 (3.9)
 I do not know 157 (2.9)