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The Hidden Face of Quarantine


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1 Doaba Hospital, Jalandhar Punjab, India
 

Ever since the Novel Corona Virus first appeared in the human race in the Chinese city of Wuhan, new words such as “quarantine”, “doubling rate”, and “lockdown” as well as new phrases such as “flattening the curve” and “social distancing” have entered public consciousness. Of these, quarantine is arguably the most feared and detested measure around the world and is very often, associated with mental health problems.
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Gulbahar S. Sidhu
Doaba Hospital, Jalandhar Punjab, India

Abstract


Ever since the Novel Corona Virus first appeared in the human race in the Chinese city of Wuhan, new words such as “quarantine”, “doubling rate”, and “lockdown” as well as new phrases such as “flattening the curve” and “social distancing” have entered public consciousness. Of these, quarantine is arguably the most feared and detested measure around the world and is very often, associated with mental health problems.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds%2F2020%2F25699