Open AccessCOVID 19 CRISIS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING
Author(s) -
Neena Mathew
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
idc international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-3365
pISSN - 2395-3357
DOI - 10.47211/idcij.2021.v08i01.012
Subject(s) - compassion , covid-19 , disease , anxiety , distress , nationality , pandemic , affect (linguistics) , psychology , china , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , development economics , psychiatry , political science , clinical psychology , immigration , pathology , economics , communication , law
The 2019 Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) disease (cases) first reported from China in December 2019, continues to surge through the continents affecting many countries from Europe, America and Asia severely and is still widening its burden of disease. This infectious disease has been causing universal awareness, anxiety and distress, all of which according to WHO are natural psychological responses to the randomly changing condition. People who are affected by COVID-19 have not done anything wrong, and they deserve our support, compassion and kindness. Protect yourself and be supportive of others. Assisting others in their time of need can benefit the helper as well as the person receiving the support. COVID-19 has affected, and is likely to affect, people from many countries and in many geographical locations. Do not attach a label of COVID-19 to any ethnicity or nationality. Be empathetic to all those who are affected, in and from any country.