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Covid causes steep rise in depression, anxiety: study
Friday's study showed that the hardest-hit countries were saddled with the greatest mental health burden, with a strong link between high Covid-19 case levels, restrictions on movement, and elevated rates of depression and anxiety.
Covid-19 has claimed nearly 5 million lives since it emerged in late 2019, but experts say this is likely to be a vast underestimate. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Cases of depression and anxiety surged by more than a quarter globally during the first year of the pandemic, especially among women and young adults, a major study showed on