According to a new report, India has been struck with an increase in headaches directly linked to stress levels, which have themselves been rising since the start of the pandemic
In India, a third of the population say they are more stressed post pandemic. Image: Indranil Mukherjee / AFP
The pandemic has evidently had an impact on mental health, at least in the short term. But it's more complicated to determine whether the phenomenon is affecting all populations worldwide, and whether its effects can take hold over a longer period. According to a new report, India has been hit hard, with an increase in headaches directly linked to stress levels, which have themselves been rising since the start of the pandemic.