Health Consequences During Pandemic: A Review

Nazar Mohd Zabadi Mohd Azahar; Muhammad Amin Ahmad Zaki; Navin Kumar Devaraj

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Health Consequences During Pandemic: A Review

Author: Nazar Mohd Zabadi Mohd Azahar ¹ ; Muhammad Amin Ahmad Zaki ² ; Navin Kumar Devaraj ^{3
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1. Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
2. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
3. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia&
4. Institut Penyelidikan Penuaan Malaysia (MyAgeing&trade
5. ), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Pandemic, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Health consequence, Mental health
From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2021;17(No.3):295-302
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes in daily life. The pandemic has affected all populations in the world and lead to WHO calling for the global action to minimize the spread of this infection. Social distancing, work from home and movement control order are some of the strategies implemented to mitigate this infectious outbreak. Health consequences on non-communicable disease, mental health, social crisis among schoolchildren and burnout among healthcare providers have been affected during the pandemic. This review will provide a brief explanation on these health consequences of COVID-19 to the population. Future strategies that can be implemented during pandemic will also be discussed in the review.
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