Coronavirus poses multiple hazards to Kuwaiti society

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KUWAIT, April 15 (KUNA) — Apparently, there have been negative attitudes in the Kuwaiti society due to the economic, social, educational and psychological impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), shows a recent academic survey.


Conducted by professors of psychology at Kuwait University, the survey includes 1,080 respondents from various segments of Kuwaiti society.
The study revolves around the hazards of the respiratory disease to the Kuwaiti society in view of chronic fatigue syndrome and hypochondriasis.
Social risks came first by 75.3 percent, with the majority of respondents trying to avert social communications due to extreme concerns over virus transmission, according to the survey.


Public security teams have been hit hard by all the types of negative impacts triggered by the globally spreading contagious disease, with 42.8 percent of those surveyed being affected, it showed.


The survey noted that 41.8 percent of non-Kuwaiti respondents and 38 percent of Kuwaitis have developed negative attitudes due to the impacts of the deadly virus.


Symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome involve general tiredness, emotional, physical, behavioral and mental tiredness, which are often felt by individuals with negative attitudes.


Hypochondriasis symptoms include, inter alia, individuals’ preoccupation with, or developing, a severe illness, showed the study, pointing out the concomitant psychological risks of the novel coronavirus.
The survey concluded by recommending that societal psychological support be necessarily given to police officers and individuals whether by phone, mass media or social media in a bid to ease out their negative attitudes

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