Today in almost every corner of the world COVID-19 has established its kingdom. Numerous people have caught the virus (we now have more than 2 million cases worldwide), more than 100k people have died and there is no stoppage on the spread of this deadly Virus. This has created a situation of chaos all around the globe, which has enforced the government to take strict actions in order to control the widespread disease. This has resulted in countrywide lockdowns and curfews.

In this situation of quarantine most of the Private Organizations have opted in for Work from home for their employees so as to keep the business functional in accordance with the health and life of their employees. It is literally a hard truth that productivity and pace of doing the work decreases while working from home on laptops but nonetheless this was the only option which could save the business of various firms.

In accordance with the lower curves of profits, private firm have started to push their employees to work more harder than usual and go extra miles. there are various industries where business is on the verge of shut e.g. Hotels, Tourism etc. people from calling jobs have less work, people from sales have to work harder to crack the deal and people from other departments are struggling too. Though the myth of working from home is very delightful because obviously you are in your home with your parents and relatives but recent stats have showed that majority of the population is suffering or on the verge of mental illness or depression.

While working from home certain problems are being faced by employees like working on small screens ( those who don’t have full fledge systems at their home ) , working for more hours than usual ( regular extension of shifts due to business needs ) , constant environment as people are sitting at same place for many days , less recreational activities and less movement due to refrain from moving out during lockdown , socialization have decreased on lively basis and have increased on web ( people are using cellphones day and night ) which results in various health related problems , social distancing is causing trouble for many as now there is almost negligible interaction among people.

People are showing the signs of stress due to certain reasons like job security, handling the needs of their family, dealing with more than usual work, salary cuts, disturbing work life balance etc. Therefore, more and more people are becoming the victim of this pandemic situation and are unable to cope up with the kind of pressure it has created on mankind which results in mental illness, anxiety, negativity and depression among people. This has resulted in reduction of productivity in employees. People have lost the interest in the work which earlier they used to do with full enthusiasm, be it their office work, be it their hobbies, be it their daily routine work. while becoming the victim of stress and depression few of the people have started to skip their daily meals too and hence situations are becoming adverse.

As the situation is not so good as COVID-19 is affecting our economy as well as health, we should be prepared for the worse as things will get more worse before they become better.

Economy has fallen since the arrival of this virus and there is no way to turn this down. People are donating the fund for relief and government is cutting the salary of government employees. Many are becoming homeless and many are becoming jobless, hunger and shelter is becoming the new reason for death now. No doubt that situation is tough and hence employees working from home are taking stress and becoming the victim of depression due to certain fear factors as explained above. There should be a process to resolve this issue before it becomes chaotic.

To keep the mental health stable people should focus on positive side rather than encompassing their energy in negativity. Though majority of the situation is not so positive still there are certain steps which people can take , like talking with friends once a day , talking with parents at least an hour a day , discuss your problems and issues with someone with whom you can share , try to learn new things ( things which you wanted to do since long ) , try to brush up your skills , try to develop new good habit ( like waking up early ), never skip your meal no matter what the situation is ( for current situation it is a real necessity to keep your immunity in a good state ) , try to do meditation and yoga in the morning if possible , stop taking unwanted stress and believe yourself , try to take good sleep daily so as to heal your cells to prepare for next morning. The best thing we as a human being can do is to provide helping hands to those who are in need.

So, let’s get prepared to handle this pandemic together and let us all promise that together we will defeat this virus too.

Authors: Mahipal Singh Sankhla, Shriyash Mohril & Lokesh Vaishanav

Mahipal Singh Sankhla, Born on 19 May 1994, at Udaipur, Rajasthan. He has completed B.Sc. (Hons.) Forensic Science and M.Sc. Forensic Science. Currently, he is Pursuing Ph.D. in Forensic Science from Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P and Pursing PG Diploma in Intellectual property Rights from VMOU, Kota, Rajasthan. He has done training in Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Lucknow, CBI (CFSL) New Delhi, Codon Institute of Biotechnology Noida, Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited (R&D Division) Udaipur. He was awarded “Junior Research Fellowship-JRF”, DST-Funded Project at “Malaviya National Institute of Technology- MNIT”, Jaipur and “Young Scientists Award” for Best Research Paper Presentation in 2nd National Conference on Forensic Science and Criminalistics and “Excellence in Reviewing Award” in International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology (IJIRST). He has published 8 Book Chapter in various National and International publishers and Published more than 62 Research & Review Papers in peer Review International Journals and Published Article various Newspaper or Websites.  He has been serving as a Managing Editor in IMILRJ and Editorial Board Member of 20 International Journals and Reviewer of 18 International journals. He has completed 12 certified courses from Elsevier Research Academy and Certificate course “Forensic Science and Criminal Justice”, University of Leicester (United Kingdom), “Forensic Anthropology”, True Forensic Science Academy, USA. He has been Participating and 30 other International University & Presenting his research work for more than 38 National & International Conferences & Workshops and organized more than 12 National and International Conferences or Webinar & Workshops.

Shriyash Mohril, born on 12 February 1997 Bhopal. He has completed B.Tech. in Electronic & Communication. Currently he is working as Process Associate at Roboticswares Pvt. Ltd. Noida, U.P. He has done trainings in BSNL, Huawei, project-based training program on “Home Automation and solar smart Energy Systems” from Skyfi Labs and Industrial Training on Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). He has published more than 6 Res
earch & Review Papers in peer Review International Journals and submitted 3 publication in International journal & one book chapter also submitted. He has completed 20 certified online courses from various International Universities. He has been Participating & Presenting his research work for Various National & International Conferences & Workshops Seminar.

Lokesh Vaishanav,  Currently Working as a Database Associate at Cvent. He has done graduation B. Tech in Computer Science from Galgotias University. In his plus 12 he and his colleagues had won the robotics competition and went to IIT Mumbai for further participation. Since than he did many projects in his B – Tech life specially in Data science field. With his proficiency in R programming and SQL he has implemented the research-based project on Android behavioral analysis based on permission analysis. Also, he had published some review papers based on his above project and other ones. He has a great dedication in Data science field and he aspire ro become a full-fledged Data scientist one day.