ONLY 36% of Brits trust Boris Johnson on the subject of coronavirus.
The latest figures come from Opinium for the Observer, which also revealed that the public trusts coronavirus information and advice given by leading medical experts far more than by politicians.
The Government is seen as having handled the crisis well – 44% approving and 30% disapproving of its reaction – but politicians overall have gained less faith from the public compared to scientists and experts.
Johnson's 36% score was lower than that of the health secretary, Matt Hancock – trusted by 37% of the public.
This compares to 59% of the public trusting the chief medical adviser to the UK government, Chris Whitty.
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55% said they would trust the director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The poll also reveals that 70% of people have changed their behaviour since the virus spread, with 28% saying they have stopped shaking hands, 20% stopped touching their faces, and 18% have postponed holidays.
Only 53% of people said they were washing their hands more than they normally do so.
Opinium interviewed 2005 UK adults between Thursday and Friday.
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