4. Stay informed

While cutting yourself off from coronavirus-related news may seem like an intuitive move when you’re feeling anxious, a recent study found that the opposite may be true. The research by North Carolina State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology found that the more people know about Covid-19, the less pandemic-related stress they experience.

Naturally, this doesn’t mean swamping yourself with live updates at all hours. But if you’re more aware of impending changes that are coming up because of coronavirus, you might be better equipped to deal with them. In makes sense that the more solid, factual knowledge you have access to, the more in control you’ll feel: life has less of an ability to blindside you.

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