Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health of vulnerable populations

摘要

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak first a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and then a pandemic (1), rapid and severe public policies have been adopted to restrict population movements in order to help curb the epidemic (2). These include so-called ‘lockdown’ measures, with school closures, border restrictions, quarantine of confirmed or suspected patients and ‘stay-at-home’ or confinement policies.