“…In addition to the aforementioned, the evidence of the psychological effects is also worrying, in a study carried out in China applied to a survey of 1,210 people, of whom 53% assessed the psychological impact of the situation as moderate-severe, while the 16% reported moderate or severe depressive symptoms, 28% moderate anxiety symptoms and 8% severe stress levels. For the majority, the main concern (75%) was that their relatives would be infected with coronavirus (Pan et al, 2020). In another study with residents of Wuhan and nearby cities conducted a month after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared, they found a prevalence of PTSD symptoms of 7% (Liu et al, 2020).…”