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Google has deployed the tracking data it collects from users around the world to assess our movements before and after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic.

Here's the breakdown of outdoor behavior by country

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Some Countries Are Taking Social Distancing More Seriously Than Others

In Italy, public places are a lot quieter than before the spread of coronavirus. In Sweden, they’re busier.

https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

AUSTRALIA

The red data signifies there's more mobility (use of parks, beaches, plazas, etc.) than normal and the green means there's less https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

FRANCE https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

GERMANY https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

ITALY https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

SOUTH KOREA https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

SPAIN https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

SWEDEN https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

UNITED KINGDOM https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

UNITED STATES https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

These location trends illustrate which countries reacted most swiftly to the call for social distancing and which lagged behind -- we're looking at you,

Sweden https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

Some Countries Are Taking Social Distancing More Seriously Than Others

In Italy, public places are a lot quieter than before the spread of coronavirus. In Sweden, they’re busier.

https://trib.al/R0fPFFf

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