The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK
The COVID-19 global pandemic has rapidly expanded, with the UK being one of the countries with the highest number of cases and deaths in proportion to its population. Major clinical and human behavioural measures have been taken by the UK government to control the spread of the pandemic and to suppo...
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| author | Georgios M. Hadjidemetriou Manu Sasidharan Georgia Kouyialis Ajith K. Parlikad |
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| description | The COVID-19 global pandemic has rapidly expanded, with the UK being one of the countries with the highest number of cases and deaths in proportion to its population. Major clinical and human behavioural measures have been taken by the UK government to control the spread of the pandemic and to support the health system. It remains unclear how exactly human mobility restrictions have affected the virus spread in the UK. This research uses driving, walking and transit real-time data to investigate the impact of government control measures on human mobility reduction, as well as the connection between trends in human-mobility and severe COVID-19 outcomes. Human mobility was observed to gradually decrease as the government was announcing more measures and it stabilized at a scale of around 80% after a lockdown was imposed. The study shows that human-mobility reduction had a significant impact on reducing COVID-19-related deaths, thus providing crucial evidence in support of such government measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-126fb7f7299a4f8296f7cfd9e99a2baf2022-12-22T03:57:18ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822020-07-016100167The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UKGeorgios M. Hadjidemetriou0Manu Sasidharan1Georgia Kouyialis2Ajith K. Parlikad3Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.Schlumberger Cambridge Research, CB3 0EL, United KingdomDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, United KingdomThe COVID-19 global pandemic has rapidly expanded, with the UK being one of the countries with the highest number of cases and deaths in proportion to its population. Major clinical and human behavioural measures have been taken by the UK government to control the spread of the pandemic and to support the health system. It remains unclear how exactly human mobility restrictions have affected the virus spread in the UK. This research uses driving, walking and transit real-time data to investigate the impact of government control measures on human mobility reduction, as well as the connection between trends in human-mobility and severe COVID-19 outcomes. Human mobility was observed to gradually decrease as the government was announcing more measures and it stabilized at a scale of around 80% after a lockdown was imposed. The study shows that human-mobility reduction had a significant impact on reducing COVID-19-related deaths, thus providing crucial evidence in support of such government measures.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198220300786COVID-19PandemicGovernment restrictionsTravel behaviourLogistic growth model |
| spellingShingle | Georgios M. Hadjidemetriou Manu Sasidharan Georgia Kouyialis Ajith K. Parlikad The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives COVID-19 Pandemic Government restrictions Travel behaviour Logistic growth model |
| title | The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK |
| title_full | The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK |
| title_fullStr | The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK |
| title_short | The impact of government measures and human mobility trend on COVID-19 related deaths in the UK |
| title_sort | impact of government measures and human mobility trend on covid 19 related deaths in the uk |
| topic | COVID-19 Pandemic Government restrictions Travel behaviour Logistic growth model |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198220300786 |
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