Updated Feb 24, 2021, 12:05 am IST
The pandemic has left a lasting mark on the minds of the population as a whole, and not just those who fell prey to the virus, feel experts
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A recent survey in US revealed that as much as 80 per cent of that country’s adult population was experiencing problems associated with prolonged stress. In India too, a similar situation seems to prevail. The pandemic, disasters both natural and man-made, like the Telangana floods and the Vizag gas leak, and evolving discontent, such as the situation that has led to the ongoing farmers’ protest, have created an overriding atmosphere of gloom. The quality of happiness appears to have been lost.