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According to LSMU representatives, the researchers’ analysis showed that European countries are increasingly implementing quarantine measures and in order to reduce the spread of the disease, which for some time returned to similar movement restrictions, which were in the spring. This is particularly notable in the Czech Republic, where reduced mobility was still felt on October 18, and the spring quarantine level was already reached today. Due to the increase in the number of diseases, population mobility has also decreased in neighboring Poland. It should be noted that mobility in other Baltic countries has decreased significantly more than in Lithuania.
Summarizing the mobility statistics provided by Google Community Mobility Reports as of October 18, it can be seen that 10-15% of jobs are already spent in the workplace. less time. In the first days of October, the number of visits to various public spaces also decreased and by approximately 5-10%. – at points of public transport than before quarantine.
So far, visits to grocery stores remain the same as before the quarantine, but attendance at non-grocery stores has dropped by about 15-20%. You can also see that a little more time is spent at home, around 2-5%.
The researchers emphasize that the only effective way to control the spread of the infection is through global and selective temporal restrictions that reduce human contact. Nowadays, it is especially important to reduce working time, in shops, in public places. It is also important to reduce the number of contacts in stores and other public places.
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