Southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality has offered psychology courses and opened hotlines for minors amid the new coronavirus disease outbreak, local authorities said, Xinhua reports. The city has launched 60 counseling hotlines, lectures and online psychology courses for children of different ages, according to the local publicity department. These courses analyze the psychological pressure and behavioral change that may be caused by the coronavirus, providing psychological protection and coping strategies, to help minors relieve pressure, the department said.

Source: The Standard March 02, 2020 04:52 UTC