Poll: 72% of children in Japan stressed over coronavirus pandemic

School children wearing face masks attend a ceremony at an elementary school in Fukuoka. More than 70 per cent of schoolchildren in Japan feel stress as a result of the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a survey by a state-run medical institute. - AFP

JAKARTA, Sept 26 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): More than 70 per cent of schoolchildren in Japan feel stress as a result of the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a survey by a state-run medical institute, the Kyodo News reported on Saturday.

In response to a survey allowing multiple answers, 72 per cent of elementary, junior high and senior high school students said thinking about the virus made them feel bad or affected their concentration, according to the National Center for Child Health and Development.