Articles by Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma

Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma is professor of clinical professor at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

The world has witnessed a substantial increase in internet consumption for both work and leisure ever since nations across the globe started implementing social restrictions to minimise the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Global statistics indicate that time spent on digital activity has increased by 57% for watching streaming web-series/shows, 47% for social media, 46% on messenger services, 39% on listening to streaming music services, 36% more time on mobile applications, 35% increased time for video games, 15% for creating and uploading videos and 14% more time on listening to podcasts. These findings corroborate with statistics about the use of devices. The…

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