Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health

Abstract

The new COVID, later dubbed coronavirus, is an incurable disease that can be transmitted to humans. It originally appeared in late December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where it documented cases of pneumonia of unclear etiology. After its rise, it marked as an episode that caused real concern for the general public by the WHO, and in the middle of January 2020, the WHO declared a global pandemic due to a dramatic increase in global diseases affecting many nations. More than 108 million cases had been validated worldwide as of February 14, 2021, with 5.99 million cases reported in the Eastern Mediterranean region. As a result of this global emergency, segregation and detention measures were being taken by international and governmental organizations to prevent the spread of the disease. Additional measures include airline suspension, large assembly congestion, and compulsory use of face masks in many countries, community evacuation, telephone work, child education, and home-based care. Conclusion: There is a need to build the mindfulness among the different media stages about mental difficulties during pandemics and feature the significance of looking for help and taking part in actual work for the administration of emotional well-being messes. Moreover, an increment in mindfulness among the medical care experts in recognizing and focusing on the high-hazard gatherings of the populace who are in danger in creating psychological well-being issues is crucially significant.