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COVID-19 pandemic affects millions of people's mental
Published : 28-08-2020 - Duration : 02:30 - View : 22
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of millions of people, in terms of the anxiety and fear it has caused, and disruption to mental health services.
Noting that people in long-term facilities such as care homes and psychiatric institutions are at increased risk of infection, the WHO chief added that mental health professionals have themselves been infected with the virus, and some mental health facilities have been closed to be converted into treatment facilities for people with COVID-19.
He recalled that mental health was already "a neglected health issue" globally before the pandemic, with close to one billion people living with a mental disorder.
Yet relatively few people have access to quality mental health services. "In low- and middle-income countries, more than 75 percent of peopl
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