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# 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, Crisis, and Isolation
- URL: https://www.drdevroy.com/2019-novel-coronavirus-disease-crisis-and-isolation/
- Published: 2023-10-21T22:09:33.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-31T19:20:14.000Z
- Author: Dr Dev Roychowdhury
- Tags: Research

### Abstract

The highly contagious 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has not only impacted health systems, economies, and governments, it has also rapidly grown into a global health crisis, which is now threatening the lives of millions of people globally. While, on one hand, medical institutions are critically attempting to find a cure, on the other hand, governments have introduced striking measures and policies to curtail the rapid spread of the disease. Although COVID-19 has achieved pandemic status and is predominantly viewed as a biomedical issue, it is argued that it should also be treated as a psychological crisis. This paper also reviews the literature to examine and comment on the detrimental effects of isolation, which has been enforced as one of the primary preventative measures to manage the spread of COVID-19\. This paper further outlines key recommendations that should be addressed across different levels to buffer against the known adverse effects of isolation, which is especially relevant for the current COVID-19 situation, where a large proportion of the global population is isolated, confined, and/or quarantined.

### Keywords

COVID-19  
Coronavirus  
Crisis  
Isolation  
Psychology  
Health  
Wellbeing  
Recommendations

### Author

[Dev Roychowdhury](https://www.drdevroy.com/about-dr-dev-roychowdhury/)

### Journal

Frontiers in Psychology

### URL

[Frontiers | 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, Crisis, and IsolationThe highly contagious 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has not only impacted health systems, economies, and governments, it has also rapidl…![](https://www.drdevroy.com/content/images/icon/favicon_32-tenantFavicon-Frontiers.png)FrontiersDev Roychowdhury![](https://www.drdevroy.com/content/images/thumbnail/WebsiteWebP_XL-FPSYG_Main-20Visual_Green_Website.webp)](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01958/full?ref=drdevroy.com)