TABLE 1.

Glimpse of relevant work from existing literature

Author	Aim	Geographical region in focus
Bao et al., 2020	To describe the importance of mental health in COVID‐19 scenario	China
Brooks et al., 2020	To review the psychological impact of quarantine	UK
Cao et al., 2020	To analyze the mental situation of college students in China and evaluating basis for psychological intervention along with levels of anxiety.	China
Al‐Rabiaah et al., 2020	To examine the stress associated with impact of MERS‐CoV epidemic on medical students	Saudi Arabia
Wang et al., 2020	To determine the existence of psychological symptoms in the population of China and elaborates the risk and protective factors associated with the psychiatric well‐ being during the corona virus outbreak.	China
Blakey et al., 2015	to examine psychological predictors of anxiety during Ebola threat	United States
Goodwin et al., 2009	To assess the initial behavioral and psychological responses for H1N1 “Swine flu”	Europe and Malaysia
Leung et al., 2003	To review the psychological responses of population to SARS outbreak	Hong Kong