Ever since COVID-19, people with health anxiety are likely to experience more enhanced symptoms of the disorder. They are likely to experience stress about developing COVID-19 symptoms or interpret their normal sensations as being related to the onset of COVID. This is particularly dangerous with a relatively new infection like COVID since a lot of information and studies are not concrete as they are still being developed. Long-term research on COVID is not easily available so the reliability of the information that the person with health anxiety is consuming comes into question. During the pandemic, there is also an emphasis on certain behaviors like cleaning, sanitizing, and checking biomarkers which may become a part of the daily lives of such individuals. Given that paranoia during the pandemic is normal, it is harder to notice the difference between people who are actually suffering from health anxiety. However, as the pandemic subsides the risk of infection, re-infection and long-term will still persist and that’s where one can trace the level of stress and anxiety to someone with a chronic disorder.