Associations between changes in population mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and socioeconomic factors at the city level in China and country level worldwide: a retrospective, observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Until broad vaccination coverage is reached and effective therapeutics are available, controlling population mobility (ie, changes in the spatial location of a population that affect the spread and distribution of pathogens) is one of the major interventions used to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. However, population mobility differs across locations, which could reduce the effectiveness of pandemic control measures. Here we assess the extent to which socioeconomic factors are associated with reductions in population mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic, at both the city level in China and at the country level worldwide.

Methods

In this retrospective, observational study, we obtained anonymised daily mobile phone location data for 358 Chinese cities from Baidu

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143730 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature