2023, Vol. 8, Special Issue 6

In times of an epidemic, people tend to experience fear of getting infected with the virus/disease resulting in anxiety, stress, and depression, etc. Stress can be explained as a feeling of emotional and physical tension which arises from any event that threatens our homeostasis. On the other hand, the fear of the unknown is termed as anxiety that is the body’s natural response to stress. Depression is viewed as a state of disinterest in daily activities. It is surmised that people facing a pandemic with no vaccination would result in fear of the unknown making them anxious, stressed and depressed. The concerns regarding psychological distress rose around the globe, Xiang et al. (2020) have argued for a timely action on mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic.