Two Dangerous Thresholds in People’s Encounter with COVID‑19: Fear and Apathy

Mohammad‑Rafi Bazrafshan, Masoud Mohammadi

Abstract


Dear Editor, The new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in December 2019 following an outbreak of the severe respiratory disease in Wuhan, China, and as the disease progressed worldwide in March 2020.

Keywords


COVID‑19; Dangerous Thresholds; Fear

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