Coronavirus & Mental Wellbeing
News is everywhere about the swift spread of coronavirus and the deaths in its wake. There is much we do not know about the virus or the disease it causes, COVID-19. What is the actual mortality rate? How best to treat the disease? When will a vaccine be available?
Where there is a lack of certitude, anxiety can increase. Fear about one’s own health status and that of loved ones can be quite distressing, as can related concerns about going on …
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