Stress? Fear of Covid-19? Therapists treating the vulnerable go online to help

Doctors and nursing staff meet in the central emergency room of the University Hospital in Essen, Germany. US online therapy platform Talkspace said it was donating free therapy to healthcare workers. — AP

CAIRO: As the spread of coronavirus grows so too has people's stress levels and anxieties, prompting businesses for good around the world to turn to technology to help the most vulnerable cope with mental health issues.

In Egypt, online therapy social enterprise Shezlong has offered 150,000 free sessions to help people cope with anxiety or depression or those suffering from "pseudo coronavirus" where people are convinced they have Covid-19 although they do not.