Our findings were quite similar to the finding of similar study on COVID-19 patients.[ 10 ] Recently, an increasing trend in the morbidity and mortality has been noticed worldwide, which has led to widespread panic and fear reactions related to lethality of this disease.[ 11 ] Reflecting the above belief, the majority of participants (68.10%, n = 49) considered the COVID-19 infection as potentially life-threatening infection.
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