Observing the silent world under COVID-19 with a comprehensive impact analysis based on human mobility.

ABSTRACT: Since spring 2020, the human world seems to be exceptionally silent due to mobility reduction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To better measure the real-time decline of human mobility and changes in socio-economic activities in a timely manner, we constructed a silent index (SI) based on Google's mobility data. We systematically investigated the relations between SI, new COVID-19 cases, government policy, and the level of economic development. Results showed a drastic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on increasing SI. The impact of COVID-19 on human mobility varied significantly by country and place. Bi-directional dynamic relationships between SI and the new COVID-19 cases were detected, with a lagging period of one to two weeks. The travel restriction and social policies could immediatel

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8289815 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature