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What transport modes suffer the most from #COVID_19?
In which region is mobility impacted the most?
Let& #39;s answer these two questions! THREAD (1/11)
In which region is mobility impacted the most?
Let& #39;s answer these two questions! THREAD (1/11)
The Google Community Mobility Reports show that #mobility has decreased for all major types of destinations. In the case of mobility to retail and recreation, the largest drop was in #LatinAmerica. (2/11)
Trips to grocery and pharmacy, which represent major essential activities, increased briefly after #COVID19 was declared a #pandemic. Mobility to #parks saw only small reductions, only Latin America experiences major reductions in this area. (3/11)
A steep decrease can be seen in mobility to transit stations. In all regions the mobility around public transport diminished rapidly. (4/11)
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Examining the mobility changes for income groups, it shows that high-income countries recorded the highest impact on mobility to retail, transit stations and workplaces. (6/11)
Middle-income countries experience the strongest reduction in mobility to grocery and parks. (7/11)
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Plotting the impact of mobility to transit stations to the number of deaths per million people, we can identify clear groups for the different regions.
On average, Latin American countries have the biggest reduction in mobility to #publictransport stations. (9/11)
On average, Latin American countries have the biggest reduction in mobility to #publictransport stations. (9/11)
Comparing #driving, #transit and #walking with data by Apple about requests for directions, shows that the demand for public transport took the biggest hit. (10/11)
Direction requests for #publictransport decreased as much as 76% at some point, while walking requests were reduced by 67% and driving by 65% during the ongoing #coronaviruscrisis. (11/11)
