Efficacy of Nationwide Curfew to Encounter Spread of COVID-19: A Case From Jordan

摘要

As of 20th June 2020, more than 8.6 million people are confirmed to have the novel COVID-19 inmore than 200 countries (1). To stop the spread of COVID-19, countries have responded in variedways. However, the response depended on several factors, of which, the number of cases and timingof interventions are the most crucial.In Jordan, the first case of COVID-19 was discovered on 2nd March 2020 (2). The governmentstarted immediate interventions. Patients were immediately and completely isolated in specializedhospitals and quarantine was initiated as per official guideline to the medical professionals andusing all personal protective equipment (3).It has been reported in the literature that individuals with other co-morbidities are at a greaterrisk for catching COVID-19 infection (4). The prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseasesin Jordan is considered high. For example, 38% of deaths is attributed to cardiovascular diseases (5).In addition, a recent study from Jordan revealed that the prevalence of diabetes in men and womenaged ≥25 years was 32.4 and 18.1%, respectively (6). Therefore, the government started using allmedia channels including social media, TV, press advertisements, and smart mobile applications toraise the attention of people about the disease, its mode of transmission, and preventive measures.