INFLUENCE OF MASS MEDIA ON AWARENESS OF PEOPLE ON POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INFECTIONS (IN TERMS OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION)

A disease caused by a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that appeared in December 2019 has put health professionals and doctors in a difficult position. Due to the rapid spread of infection and the presence of the virus already on the territory of the Russian Federation, the population should be aware of the ways of spread, symp- toms and methods of prevention. This task is assigned to the media. This study is aimed at studying the impact of mass media on public awareness of outbreaks of potentially dangerous infections, for example, coronavirus