ISLAMABAD – Google reveals the interesting mobility report about Pakistanover coronavirus lockdown.
The COVID-19 epidemic has caused nations all over the world to drasticallychange their policies to prevent the virus from spreading. For that reason,Google has released a Community Mobility Report to show exactly how thesocial distancing and isolation practices have affected movement trends.
These reports use aggregated location data to show how the total activityin places such as transit stations, workplaces, residences, and retail andrecreation has changed as a result of the outbreak.
Pakistan, for example, has seen a 70% decrease in activity for retail andrecreation spots. This includes restaurants, cafes, shopping centers,cinemas, libraries, and more. There is now 55% less activity in grocerymarkets, drug stores, and pharmacies and 45% less movement in parks.
People are now staying at their residencies 18% more than before and arestaying clear of public transport by 62%.
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Google’s report doesn’t show the exact number of visits at these locationsand this is because the collected data doesn’t include personallyidentifiable information on users. It is a collection of aggregated,anonymized data from users who have their location data visible, similar tohow Google Maps works.
With this data, Google hopes to help authorities and public healthofficials manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The search engine giant is alsocollaborating with epidemiologists to better understand the outbreak andforecast it more accurately.
You can view Google’s Community Mobility Report for every country byfollowing this link link.
