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. 2020 Oct 30;11:589884. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589884

Table 2.

Examples of information possibly decreasing stress and anxiety.

Information Publication date Source
“The increase in the number of deaths continues to decline” May 12th, 2020 Health Ministry, IT
“From large retailers 19 million surgical masks to citizens” May 12th, 2020 Health Ministry, IT
“The people currently cured are 106,587” May 11th, 2020 Health Ministry, IT
Brusaferro (NIH): “The contagion curve continues to decrease” May 8th, 2020 National Institute of Health (Health Ministry, IT)
“40 years ago we defeated smallpox, now together we can also beat coronavirus” May 8th, 2020 WHO
“The decline in ICU patients continues” May 14th, 2020 Civil Protection Department, IT
“Discharged and healed, they exceed 50% of the total cases” May 13th, 2020 Civil Protection Department, IT
Covid-19 Health Minister to G7 and EU: “Proceeding together on research, production and distribution of the vaccine” May 7th, 2020 Communication of Health Minister, IT
Covid-19 “Great attention on re-openings. Listening to scientists and constant monitoring that is being done” May 8th, 2020 Communication of Health Minister, IT
“Contracts to be entered into by the civil protection department for the supply of personal protection devices, medical and aid devices” March 17th, 2020 Decree n. 18, March 17th, 2020
“Countries working to sustain population immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases during COVID-19 pandemic” April 27th, 2020 WHO, European Region
PAHO Director: “Calls to accelerate and expand testing for COVID-19 in the Americas” April 21st, 2020 Pan American Health Organization

ICU, intensive care unit.