Poll: Two-Thirds Expect Return To 'Normal' Will Take 6 Months Or More
![Shoppers wear masks at Eastern Market in Washington D.C., on May 17. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that most Americans think it will take at least six months to return to normal daily life.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/05/20/gettyimages-1213393011_wide-68024228e98c5032d10c25275e1ec65b17fa0bef.jpg?s=600)
Three-quarters are concerned that a second wave of coronavirus will emerge as states reopen, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. But Americans' outlooks vary by political party.
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