Lack of physical exercise during COVID-19 confinement may lead to a rise in mortality

Social distancing and working from home help prevent transmission of the novel coronavirus but can be conducive to unhealthy behavior such as binging on fast food or spending more time in a chair or on a couch staring at a screen, and generally moving about less during the day. Scientists believe the reduction in physical activity experienced during the first few months of the pandemic could lead to an annual increase of more than 11.1 million in new cases of type 2 diabetes and result in more than 1.7 million deaths.