On the March 12th, 2020, a strict [[lockdown]] was established across Argentina. This, at first, caused a spike in the positive image of [[President of Argentina|President]] [[Alberto Fernández]] during March. Several causes made it went down over the following months of "preventive and mandatory isolation", reaching in August a record-low positive image since the start of the lockdown measures.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=19 August 2020|title=La imagen de Alberto Fernández es negativa por primera vez desde el inicio de la pandemia|work=[[Perfil]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/politica/imagen-alberto-fernandez-es-negativa-por-primera-vez-desde-inicio-pandemia.phtml|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=CRISIS SANITARIA COVID-19 - Índices de optimismo & Encuestas Temáticas|url=http://myfconsultora.com.ar/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IO-Resumen-Cien-d%C3%ADas-COVID-19.pdf|publisher=Management & Fit|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|date=29 July 2020|title=Crece el pesimismo sobre el futuro económico y la capacidad del Gobierno de controlar la pandemia|work=[[El Cronista]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Crece-el-pesimismo-sobre-el-futuro-economico-y-la-capacidad-del-Gobierno-de-controlar-la-pandemia-20200729-0030.html|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web|date=18 August 2020|title=INFORME X - ESPECIAL COVID-19|url=https://giacobbeconsultores.com/descargas/informeX_agosto_2020_covid19.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0RuDpviJemR0LR1e20K-eGoAdaT2bZhvHGTdBT4lzFp7iT9kWC5TThme0|publisher=Giacobbe Opinión Pública|language=es-AR|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite news|date=15 July 2020|title=Encuesta: cae la imagen del Gobierno por la cuarentena y el 60% afirma que su situación económica empeoró|work=[[El Cronista]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Encuesta-cae-la-imagen-del-Gobierno-por-la-cuarentena-y-el60-afirma-que-su-situacion-economica-empeoro-20200715-0024.html|language=es-AR}}</ref> [[Opinion poll|Opinion Polls]] showed a sharp decline in economic expectations of the population, primarily in the future employment and prices expectations.<ref>{{cite news|date=4 August 2020|title=Más de la mitad de los argentinos cree que la situación económica está peor que el año pasado y que se agravará aún más|work=[[Infobae]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2020/08/04/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-argentinos-cree-que-la-situacion-economica-esta-peor-que-el-ano-pasado-y-que-se-agravara-aun-mas/|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":2" />
People who approved the handle of the pandemic went from a 91.7% in March to a 62.4% in June, while disapproval went from a 5.5% in March to a 35.8% in June.<ref name=":2" />
