This document discusses the effects of COVID-19 on mental health. It notes that the WHO declared COVID-19 an international public health emergency in January 2020. COVID-19 has caused universal anxiety and distress according to natural psychological responses. The effects on mental health include irritability, fear of contracting or spreading infection, anger, confusion, frustration, loneliness, denial, anxiety, and depression. Social media has also impacted mental health during COVID-19 by sowing mass confusion and panic, inviting overwhelming burdens like anxiety, phobia, panic, and depression.