Letter to BS: Lockdown to take a toll on the mental health of people

It is time people stayed away from spreading misinformation on the Covid-19 pandemic

At a time people have been advised to stay at home and practice social distancing as part of measures to combat the spread of coronovirus even as poor and daily wage earners are bracing for worse where they have to face the maximum brunt stemming from the 21 days lockdown period, concerns about the toll such unprecedented lockdown would take on the mental health of people are real and cannot be taken lightly. There are proven scientific evidence pointing to the inextricable link between increasing level of stress, depression and anxiety among people and prolonged period of social isolation or