Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on household travel and activities in Australia - The early days of easing restrictions.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 disease continues to cause unparalleled disruption to life and the economy world over. This paper is the second in what will be an ongoing series of analyses of a longitudinal travel and activity survey. In this paper we examine data collected over a period of late May to early June in Australia, following four-to-six weeks of relatively flat new cases in COVID-19 after the initial nationwide outbreak, as many state jurisdictions have begun to slowly ease restrictions designed to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We find that during this period, travel activity has started to slowly return, in particular by private car, and in particular for the purposes of shopping and social or recreational activities. Respondents indicate comfort with the idea of meeting friends or

SUBMITTER: Beck MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7434414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature