Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a highly contagious virus, first observed in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December of 2019, has spread across the world resulting in significant morbidity and mortality [1]. The nature of the pandemic with respect to lack of any specific treatment or vaccine along with strict control measures has resulted in significant psychological symptoms among general population [2]. Moreover, patients with COV-ID-19 infection also been shown to be vulnerable to a various psychological disorders even after they have been cured and discharged from hospital [3]. Currently, there are only few epidemi-
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