LETTER: Calmness needed
Media coverage on coronavirus outbreak is leading to an increase in anxiety disorders
09 March 2020 - 15:03
The coronavirus outbreak has gripped the imagination of the world, driven by breathless announcements. Germophobia has become our new social password as mass hysteria replaces sanity and logic.
We are certainly not facing an apocalypse, but hysteria has been promoted by intense media coverage, leading to an increase in anxiety disorders. Amid the clamour for urgent action to combat the virus, we must exercise caution and remain positive as the situation evolves. Patience and calm are needed, not hysteria...
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