Workplace mobility in the slow lane, again
The Hindu
Slowdown milder this time than during the first two waves
The State has been impacted by slowdown due to curbs for stopping the spread of COVID-19 over the past few weeks, mobility data from Telangana has shown. But unlike the massive drop in mobility due to lockdown in April 2020 and May-June 2021, the slowdown this time has been milder.
Randomised mobility data is being shared by both Apple and Google to help policymakers understand the behaviour of people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The data shows that workplace mobility dropped by a whopping 26% as a majority of workplaces shifted to the work-from-home mode as the number of COVID-19 cases surged in the city and the State. This drop was at variance with the national mobility which returned to pre-pandemic norm.
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