Table 1. Examples of personal reports and news classified with different polarities.
| Sentence | Classification | |
| Personal reports | Unfortunately, a friend’s husband died of COVID-19. | Very negative |
| Surely it was my worst week, nothing good to highlight, just bad things. I do not want this feeling for anyone, especially in the middle of a pandemic. |
Very negative | |
| The state of health of my mother-in-law. | Negative | |
| The pressure on teaching remotely. | Negative | |
| Empathy of some friendly people. | Neutral | |
| Think of how life will be from now on me leaves me without a prospect of improvement. |
Neutral | |
| A great therapy session. | Positive | |
| I started to make crochet to sell and it was a success. | Positive | |
| The goals and plans I traced a few weeks ago for the pandemic seem to be working well. I slowly resumed several activities and I’m fine with my family. |
Very positive | |
| My husband and I are well and trying to have fun a little more together, it helped me a lot. |
Very positive | |
| News | Unfortunately, only negative and external news are striking. The record amount of death by COVID or reopening of trade in Brazil, for example. |
Very negative |
| The absurd measures taken by the authorities as to the isolation and the amount of corruption not only of authorities, but in general in the acquisition, supply, and combat COVID-19. |
Very negative | |
| Brazil epicenter of the disease. | Negative | |
| Social isolation loosening, even with increasing number of cases of COVID-19. |
Negative | |
| High numbers of cases and deaths in Brazil. | Neutral | |
| Explosion in Beirut. | Neutral | |
| The hope of the vaccine increases. I hope I do not disappoint myself. |
Positive | |
| Possible returns to face-to-face classes. | Positive | |
| The fact that relatives and acquaintances are well, contributes a lot to my well-being. Be able to work and help people tb. |
Very positive | |
| The inability of the managers of the country’s various spheres to handle organized and integrated to propose and operate solutions during the pandemic; the great increase in deaths and dissemination of COVID-19 by the country. |
Very positive |