- A Pandemic is not just a medical condition if affects almost everyone and causes stress, anxiety. The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on people mental health. It drastically affected everyone across the world. This was a difficult time for all of us as we heared about the spread of COVID-19 from all over the world, through social media, television, family, friends and other sources. The most common emotion faced by all was fear. Uncertainity & isolation affected people’s mental health. It involved all the age groups. It has caused unprecedented disruption to daily life. This paper will review the Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and to emphasize on Relaxation strategies to deal with Anxiety. It concluded that Effect of COVID-19 on mental health was found to be higher among each section of our society and It can be resolved by implementing various interventions on time otherwise it may lead to perilous situation.

Keywords : Depression, Anxiety, Stress, COVID-19.