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authors: Melaku, Tsegaye; Assefa, Desta; Bayisa, Bodena; Legese, Negase
title: Research and intervention priorities for mental health of people living with chronic disease(s) in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in low resource settings: A commentary
date: 2020-08-07
journal: Ann Med Surg (Lond)
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.07.051
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doc_id: 324488
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January 30 from the 2019 coronavirus disease [1]. Since then, the world has been 7 shocked by the wave of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 8 (SARS-CoV-2). Following the outbreak, the psychological issues which accompany this 9 pandemic have rapidly compounded its public health burden [2] . The public health impact of the 10 pandemic in low-income countries, particularly in Africa, that already faces struggling health 11 care systems and a scarcity of skilled health workers, is of grave concern[3], especially for those 12 people living with communicable and non-communicable chronic illnesses. The COVID-19 13 pandemic obliged many of the people to stay at home and doing less in terms of social Competing interests 81 We declare no competing interests.

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