Abstract

COVID-19 is an important global problem. The disease causes illness and results in anxious state and panic. It also has a lot of socioeconomic impact worldwide. The supports for the affected persons are by several partners including religious unit. The religious unit can play important social welfare role to support the local people. In Indochina, many local Buddhist monasteries act this role. This is an interesting anthropological phenomenon. Many monasteries issue amulet as gimmicks for sale to the donor. The donor buys amulets for spiritual support during frustrate period and the monastery receive money for its welfare function. This is an interesting social sustainability phenomenon.

Highlights

  • There are already more than 2,000,000 deaths from COVID-19 worldwide (February 2021)

  • In a report from Iran, the survey on local Iranian during the early attack of COVID-19 showed that the prevalence of mental problems among local people in Iran was up to 35% [34]

  • The supports for the affected persons are by several partners including religious unit

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Summary

Introduction

In late 2019, an emerging infectious disease was firstly reported from Asia. The disease is a novel virus infection. The patient might develop respiratory failure and die At present, this disease already causes problem worldwide. An influx of heaps of patients occurs in several countries and exceeded the facilities limitation of the local hospitals This leads to the disruption of normal public health system worldwide [15–19]. In another report from Brazil, more than 50% of local people had anxiety and the concurrent problem of loss of job and income occurred in the similar magnitude [36]. Based on those examples of publications worldwide, the mental problem is common among local people in different countries during the crisis.

Mental health problem due to COVID-19 outbreak
Depression
Anxiety
Amulet and its role in spiritual health care
Buddhist monastery as health care center in Buddhist country
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Conclusion
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