【你有被新型冠狀病毒的新聞所困擾嗎？】[Do you feel overwhelmed by news of Coronavirus?]

香港自今年1月出現首宗確診個案以來，為減低傳播風險，不同持分者已實施多項限制社交的措施。自2019年以來，香港人的心理狀態都受不少負面新聞所牽動，你有同感嗎？

中大醫學院「2019新型冠狀病毒社區研究」結果指出，市民對疫情的風險感知屬於高水平，88% 受訪者自覺有很大機會感染新型冠狀病毒。98%受訪者對新型冠狀病毒疫情表示焦慮；受訪者的平均焦慮指數為8.82分，反映市民的焦慮已達臨界點。香港人如何能夠保持心理健康？

根據加洲大學栢克萊分校大學保健署就新冠肺炎疫情提出建議，提醒大眾在接觸肺炎資訊時亦應保持精神健康，如有需要，應尋求專業協助。

另外香港大學醫學院製作了「心之流」工具，為大眾提供簡單精神健康檢查。連結網址於我們的Instagram bio ：https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zEJ0R1E6aLqyJn .

Since the first case of coronavirus in Hong Kong, various stakeholders have adopted measures that limit social interaction in order to reduce the risk of community spread. Starting from 2019, Hong Kong people have always been struggled by negative news, do you feel the same?

A community research on COVID-19 by CUHK pointed out that citizens have high awareness of the outbreak. 88% of respondents believed that they have high probability of infection. 98% of them feel anxious about the outbreak, with the average anxiety score of 8.82 at the borderline abnormal level. Under these circumstances, how can we maintain our mental health?

The UHS of University of California, Berkeley had a few suggestions for the public to improve mental health amid the overwhelming news of the outbreak. Anyone should seek professional help if necessary.

HKU Medicine has also designed an online form for basic screening of your mental health. Please visit the website linked in our bio for more information: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zEJ0R1E6aLqyJn

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