Exploring the Utility of Google Mobility Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Digital Epidemiological Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Association between human mobility and disease transmission has been established for COVID-19, but quantifying the levels of mobility over large geographical areas is difficult. Google has released Community Mobility Reports (CMRs) containing data about the movement of people, collated from mobile devices.

Objective

The aim of this study is to explore the use of CMRs to assess the role of mobility in spreading COVID-19 infection in India.

Methods

In this ecological study, we analyzed CMRs to determine human mobility between March and October 2020. The data were compared for the phases before the lockdown (between March 14 and 25, 2020), during lockdown (March 25-June 7, 2020), and after the lockdown (June 8-October 15, 2020) with the reference periods (ie,

SUBMITTER: Kishore K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8407437 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature