Have a good cry but no boozing and gaming: expert tips for virus-stressed China


Residents gesturing as they block the entrance to an alley in Beijing on Feb 4, 2020. With public attractions closed, events cancelled and citizens urged to stay home to avoid infections over the extended Spring Festival break, their psychological health is coming under the spotlight. — AFP

BEIJING: Feeling stressed by the deadly coronavirus? Have a good cry, say Chinese health experts. If that does not work, buy a punching bag for the office or try singing.

The advice for people in China struggling mentally to cope with the virus comes as schools and businesses delay reopening this week to help contain the spread of the SARS-like pathogen that has claimed more than 420 lives.

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