Working remotely during COVID-19 pandemic and increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis

Abstract

In winter 2020, a novel cofonavirus (COVID-19) that originated in Wuhan, China, and caused acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 began to spread all over the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 12, 2020 classified COVID-19 as a global pandemic [1]. The first COVID-19 patient was confirmed in Uzbekistan on March 15, 2020, following by immediate governmental preemptive Public Health approaches to mitigate the viral spread such as restricting international travel and closing air and ground borders, shutting down most non-essential business services (including cafes and restaurants, city and provincial recreation facilities, national parks and playgrounds). Strict stay-home policy and self-isolation were required, allowing 1 person per household to go to pharmacy, food shopping to local stores