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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been one of the most powerful and lasting realities of 2020. Its impact at social and personal levels cannot be understated. The second and third peak of infections have been registered in all the countries, and authorities (governments and healthcare agencies) are struggling with new local, regional or national lockdowns in order to contain the spreading of the virus; also intervention plans have been adopted to reallocate resources for the pandemic-related economic crisis (WHO, 2020a). The World Health Organization has warned a mental health burden related to the spreading of COVID-19 infection through the global population: stress, worry, fear, changes in our daily lives (home working, temporary unemployment, homeschooling, etc.) are all challenging people’s mental and physical health as well as the global healthcare system and economy (WHO, 2021).