Countering COVID 19: A European survey on acceptability of and commitment to preventive measures

European countries undertook a range of countermeasures to contain and mitigate the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, including international and domestic mobility restrictions, school closures, bans of public gatherings, and lockdowns Some countries have been considering the implementation of more controversial interventions, such as banning medical exports or usage of mobile phone data for tracking purposes. This study aimed at investigating the public sentiment towards the containment measures undertaken in Europe at the onset of the COVID 19 outbreak to learn about people’s support for containment policies, their worries in relation to the unfolding epidemic, and their trust in different sources of informatio