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Investigation and analysis of psychological stress among non-severe COVID-19 patients
Xiangmin Liu1 , Feng Wang2 , Huanhuan Li3 , Yaozhi Zhang1 , Lan Luo1 , Jiajia Dong1 , Xi Xiang1 , Jinqiu Cao1 , Ting Wu4 , Miao Xue1,* , Jiqiang Zhang5,*
1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
2Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, China
3School of Nursing, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China
4Department of Gerontology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences/Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China
5Department of Neurobiology, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
*Correspondence to:Miao Xue , Email:xuemiao@wchscu.cn Jiqiang Zhang , Email:zhangjqtmmu@yahoo.com
J Mol Cell Biol, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2021, 228-231,  https://doi.org/10.1093/jmcb/mjab009
Keyword: COVID-19, psychological stress, preventive strategies

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread rapidly around the world. By the end of 2020, there have been nearly 80 million confirmed cases and over 1.7 million deaths associated with COVID-19 globally (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019), with an estimated mortality rate of 0.03%–40% (Wiersinga et al., 2020). Noticeably, the COVID-19 is predicted to threaten millions of people throughout the world in the coming months and years.