Newspaper / Magazine | Seeing a daily coronavirus death toll might actually make us take more risks

Newspaper / Magazine

Seeing a daily coronavirus death toll might actually make us take more risks

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Citation

Comerford D & McCabe S (2020) Seeing a daily coronavirus death toll might actually make us take more risks. The Conversation. 08.04.2020.

Abstract
First paragraph: People are currently being bombarded with reports of the daily death toll from coronavirus. Practically every news website and channel displays the number prominently at all times. These figures provide important data to statisticians but what effect are they having on the rest of us?

Keywords
Media Risk; Coronavirus; COVID-19

Notes
https://theconversation.com/seeing-a-daily-coronavirus-death-toll-might-actually-make-us-take-more-risks-135510