Tian Qi, Ting Hu, Qi-Qi Ge, et al. - Researchers investigated the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety. In addition, they investigated the factors linked with it. They conducted a cross-sectional study using an online survey by using patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) to assess mental health problems. A total of 1,171 participants were enrolled in this study. Findings revealed profound impacts of COVID-19 pandemic- related chronic stress on long-term mental health in the general population. Significant correlation of level of insomnia and a negative attitude towards the pandemic was observed with unfavorable mental health. However, there appeared no significant association of age and gender with the mental health symptoms, despite these being well-established risk factors during the outbreak by some other studies. This discrepancy may be because different factors influence the acute and chronic effects of the pandemic, which suggests the necessity for giving more attention to the intrinsic psychological factors and physical reactions towards COVID-19.