Fear of infection, fear of being late, and fear of losing a job have been among the stresses of these workers. 7 A study in China about the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on mental health indicated that workers, especially migrant workers who more often used public transport to get to work, were more likely to have mental disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, with the spread of COVID-19, easy access to communication technologies and the transmission of information, or misinformation, can easily increase harmful social reactions, such as anger and aggressive behavior. 7 For example, at the time of the Ebola outbreak, fear-related behaviors affected people, individually and collectively, and increased mental disorders among them. Pandemics affect the mental health of a large number of people more so than their physical health, and the adverse consequences of such mental disorders in individuals and society may last longer. However, chronic and disproportionate fear can be dangerous to one’s health and may lead to various mental disorders. 6 Fear is an instinctive defense response in humans and animals essential for survival. 6 Also, the employees on the deck of a ship felt a great deal of anxiety for fear that the disease would spread from passengers to them. 5 A study conducted in Singapore shows that fear of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent misconduct have been seen in workers of some sectors, such as transportation and food. However, further research is needed to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the health of employees and workers in other public and private sectors.
Number of Deaths Per Day Due to COVID-19 in Iran.Ī lot has been done so far to survey the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health of health workers around the world.
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