Mobility Change and COVID-19 in Japan: Mobile Data Analysis of Locations of Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, the Japanese government declared a state of emergency on April 7, 2020 for seven prefectures, and on April 16, 2020 for all prefectures. The Japanese Prime Minister and governors requested people to adopt self-restraint behaviors, including working from home and refraining from visiting nightlife spots. However, the effectiveness of the mobility change due to such requests in reducing the spread of COVID-19 has been little investigated. The present study examined the association of the mobility change in working, nightlife, and residential places and the COVID-19 outbreaks in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya metropolitan areas in Japan.

Methods

First, we calculated the daily mobility change in working, nightlife, and residential places com

SUBMITTER: Nagata S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126677 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature