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Covid-19: The importance of staying positive amid the MCO

Published on 25 Mar 2020 5:45:50 PM

“Even amidst the lockdown that you have, you can choose to focus on what you are most grateful and thankful about.”

We asked psychologist Dr Brendan Gomez on staying positive amid the extended movement control order (MCO).

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“Even amidst the lockdown that you have, you can choose to focus on what you are most grateful and thankful about.”

We asked psychologist Dr Brendan Gomez on staying positive amid the extended movement control order (MCO).

WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
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anxiety, brendan gomez, coronavirus, covid-19, depression, malaysia, mco, movement control order, positive vibes, psychologist, social distancing

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