Share this Story: 'Unjustified fears': When COVID-19 anxiety stops making sense'Unjustified fears': When COVID-19 anxiety stops making sense Polls keep showing that the public believes COVID-19 disease is way deadlier and more pervasive than it really is Photo by Tim Baines/PostmediaArticle content The COVID-19 variants, it was roundly said, were attacking the bodies of young people with unprecedented ferocity. Try refreshing your browser, or 'Unjustified fears': When COVID-19 anxiety stops making sense Back to video But that’s wrong: The variants are more transmissible and have landed more young people in hospital due to more cases, but there’s no clear evidence they’re deadlier or make people sicker. Article content It is far from the first time that public fears about COVID-19 did not match the reality on the ground. Article content Singapore has seen only 31 deaths from COVID-19, but even they are not immune to COVID-19 anxiety. Article content Governments have continued to order the closure of playgrounds despite no evidence for them as vectors of transmission.

Source: National Post May 17, 2021 09:56 UTC