Social-distancing fatigue: Evidence from real-time crowd-sourced traffic data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent overwhelming the healthcare system, social-distancing policies such as school closure, stay-at-home orders, and indoor dining closure have been utilized worldwide. These policies function by reducing the rate of close contact within populations and result in decreased human mobility. Adherence to social distancing can substantially reduce disease spread. Thus, quantifying human mobility and social-distancing compliance, especially at high temporal resolution, can provide great insight into the impact of social distancing policies.

Methods

We used the movement of individuals around New York City (NYC), measured via traffic levels, as a proxy for human mobility and the impact of social-distancing policies (i.e., work f

SUBMITTER: Shearston JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8403631 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature