**Abstract**

The COVID-19 crept in silently and subsequently spread at a rapid pace ultimately progressing into a pandemic with a high rate of morbidity, mortality, loss of income and sustained social isolation for billions of people. This sudden human tragedy required heavy adjustment and was difficult to adapt quickly as we humans are gregarious in nature and always need social connect in our lives especially during a crisis. History has shown that mental health impact of pandemics outlasts the physical impact. In general, mental health and related issues are not recognized in public and with global pandemic these silent and insidious issues can be either misdiagnosed or go unnoticed completely.

**Keywords:** coronavirus, COVID-19, psychological effects, mental health

*"World leaders must move fast and decisively to invest more in life-saving mental health programmes–during the pandemic and beyond." - Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus*
