As the world is reeling under the crisis caused by corona virus disease (COVID-19), a state of fear and anxiety has swept across the globe and seems to be bringing the world to a standstill. By 14th March 2020, around 145,810 positive cases and 5436 deaths were reported due to the corona virus disease (COVID-19 Corona virus outbreak, 2020). Print, electronic and social media are flooded with numerous advisories issued by governments and other national & international agencies looking after health-related affairs.

While all this is being done with best of intentions so as to contain the spread of this viral disease, this is causing a significant negative impact on mental health of people. World Health Organization (WHO) has already taken a note of the same and has issued an advisory in this regard (WHO, 2020). However, what has not been recognized is the impact of this issue on existing patients of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders.

Various patients and care-givers groups have perceived the trouble and are expressing their concerns about the same. Fear of contamination and excessive washing of hands is probably the commonest symptom of OCD and now with so much of emphasis on washing hands in health advisories, it is possible that symptoms of OCD might worsen.

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