Psychological effects of Post-Quarantine Following Outbreak of “COVID-19“
As majority of the world is facing severe crises with spread of the deadly “COVID-19”, simultaneously rising are mental aptitudes influencing and impacting the psychological health which in future could result in overall deterioration of quality of life of an individual. According to studies performed by researchers following previous quarantine across the globe during the spread of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF) in Africa and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Toronto concluded quarantine to produce severe negative effects on an individual’s psychological health. In the present article, the authors would concentrate specifically on the negative impacts generated in regards to the psychological status of an individual in a quarantine facility.
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