Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	60973
Country	China

Category	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Manuscript Type	Basic Study
Article Title	COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception, and information sources among Chinese population
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Zhong-Ren Ma, Sakinah Idris, Qiu-Wei Pan and Zulqarnain Baloch
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Zulqarnain Baloch, PhD, Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine in Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Wu Jiaying Street, Chenggong District, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China. zulqarnain@kust.edu.cn
Key Words	COVID-19; Knowledge; WeChat; China; Pandemic; Knowledge
Core Tip	This study comprehensively evaluated the knowledge, awareness and perceptions about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the general Chinese population. Overall, the general public is well aware of the COVID-19 epidemic and knows what COVID-19 is and is familiar with the precautionary measures. Strikingly, this survey indicated that 2.8% of the participants in China were unaware of the current COVID-19 epidemic.
Citation	Ma ZR, Idris S, Pan QW, Baloch Z. COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception, and information sources among Chinese population. World J Psychiatr 2021; 11(5): 181-188

Received	2020-11-20 02:17
Peer-Review Started	2020-11-20 02:18
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2020-12-21 01:36
Revised	2021-01-08 03:54
Second Decision	2021-04-09 05:45
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2021-04-09 17:28
Articles in Press	2021-04-09 17:28
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2021-04-20 09:10
Typeset the Manuscript	2021-05-07 09:50

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