What are COVID-19 policies issued to contain the spread of the virus in the United States?

Introduction
COVID-19, the millennium’s main world health disaster, was first detected in Wuhan, China in December of 2019. Within three months, this highly infectious sickness had spread to practically every country on the planet. At the time of writing, COVID-19 instances have been documented in 235 countries, affecting over 35 million individuals worldwide and resulting in over one million deaths (Allain-Dupré et al., 2020). In some countries that have had evident success in managing earlier outbreaks, the number of cases is on the rise, and the number of infections is on the rise as well. To halt the spread of this deadly disease, governments throughout the world have been forced to implement draconian measures such as quarantines, lockdowns, social isolation, and movement limitations (McCartan et al., 2021). The consequences of the Conoronavirus and associated public health initiatives extend beyond psychological health by compromising people’s freedom to do and be. Because of these problems, evaluating personal consequences connected with well-being is challenging.
Studies have been conduced to investigate the consequences of COVID-19 policies such as lockdown, which resulted in closure of schools and businesses. McCartan et al. (2021)study found that COVID-19 prevention policies caused economic distress, which increased anxiety and depression among United States residents. The study found that about 6 to 10 percent of low income individuals expressed depression symptoms during lockdown period. Many ‘waves’ of COVID19 infections, hospitalizations, deaths, and limits and attempts to reduce transmission have occurred throughout 2020 and into 2021. Peaks in mental suffering have been linked to peaks in COVID19 mortality and eras when pandemic control efforts were most strict. During the early stages of the crisis, in March-April 2020, mental distress was very severe, before lessening dramatically in the European summer, corresponding with a drop in COVID19 cases and a loosening of the ‘lockdown (Allain-Dupré et al., 2020). The results indicated that anxiety and depression rates in 2020 were higher than in previous years when compared to pre-pandemic estimates.
Research Questions
⦁ What are COVID-19 policies issued to contain the spread of the virus in the United States?
⦁ What are effects of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies on people’s mental health and depression?