ST Asian Insider video: Pandemic life-changing for Singapore, Hong Kong youth

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WASHINGTON - The Covid-19 coronavirus creates a hidden, long lasting sting in the tail - depression.

Compared with 2016 and 2017, the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms drastically increased during the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong - where political tension and protests also contributed to general stress.

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