Keeping mentally healthy during an infodemic

ON Jan 30,2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

The virus infects the respiratory tract, causing pneumonia, and since the outbreak, several cities in central China’s Hubei Province have been put on lockdown. International meetings have been put on hold, and people have cancelled travel plans to many Asian destinations. The public have also been advised to avoid crowded places and to stay at home.