ABSTRACT

The pandemic of coronavirus is one that has become the talk of the world nowadays. It has impacted the public health and national emergency concern. Preventive measures such as lockdown have been imposed by the government nationwide. The lockdown period has brought with itself traumatic stress, confusion, anger, economic loss, changing of schedules, difficulty in sleeping and eating, etc. Nervousness, fear of contamination, panic attacks etc are some other ramifications. Some are using this period to use the lockdown constructively by spending time with family and friends, learning new skills, concentrating on self improvement, etc. A survey questionnaire of 15 questions was prepared on a survey platform and distributed among 100 people randomly, to analyse the perception of people towards the lockdown and pandemic. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS software version 20.0. Descriptive statistics were expressed by means of frequency and percentage. Chi-square test were used to find the association between the variables. COVID- 19 has led to strict lockdown and avoidance of crowds by people. Stocking up of groceries is the need of the hour and so is prevention and self protection against the virus. Financial crisis has been observed and is being tackled by the public. Lockdown has caused mental breakdowns, anxiety and depression due to burdening by work. New hobbies are an escape from stress. The present studies show the pandemic and outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting the mental and financial health of people. Keywords: coronavirus; COVID-19; pandemic; public impact; mental health
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1045