Capitol Report: Fear of the coronavirus did more to keep people at home than lockdowns, study says

The fear of catching the coronavirus has evidently played a much bigger role in consumers staying at home and avoiding stores than government-ordered lockdowns, according to a new paper whose findings raise fresh questions about how quickly the economy will return to normal.

The fear of catching the coronavirus has evidently played a much bigger role in consumers staying at home and avoiding stores than government-ordered lockdowns, according to a new paper whose findings raise fresh questions about how quickly the economy will return to normal.