14 15 However, strict adherence to prescriptions and reinforcement of the need of preventive actions were emphasised, especially for patients with chronic diseases. Then, the Jordainan government started to ease the lockdown. The lockdown was extended to include limiting healthcare services to emergency care only, and patients were also advised to avoid attending hospitals unless strictly essential. As part of the global response to COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan declared a state of emergency and imposed a national lockdown in 17 March, 2020 to May 2020. One of the key steps taken by governments around the world, particularly those most afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, was the complete or partial lockdown of cities. 9–11 Furthermore, when diabetic people infected with respiratory viruses, they tend to get a severe illness and are more likely to be hospitalised. 6–8 It has been known that people with diabetes are more susceptible to infections and have a worse prognosis once infected than patients with no diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes has emerged as one of the leading root causes of death in COVID-19 patients, as well as the second most common comorbidity of COVID-19. 3 Individual susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is partly determined by genetic predisposition, 4 but a poor diet and sedentary lifestyle are significant drivers of T2DM. 1 2 The global prevalence has quadrupled during the last three decades, and it is now the ninth-leading cause of mortality. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a lifelong disease that contributes to high morbidity and mortality rates.
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