Original ResearchPublished 3 June 2026Prevalence of pre-diabetes, newly diagnosed diabetes, and associated COVID-19 disease severity in patients hospitalized at Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital, BotswanaKabelo Bakgethisi · Sikhulile Moyo · Graceful Mulenga · Lynnette N. Bhebhe · Elizabeth Botsile · Peter Vuylsteke · Tendani GaolatlheFrontiers in Virologydoi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1805695