How many people stay at home in Hungary? Budapest is doing fine, but people in the countryside are not as controlled
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During an epidemic, when social distancing is highly recommended (if not obligatory), people’s mobility should change drastically. A report by Google reveals that a lot fewer people go to different places in Hungary. The highest decrease in people’s mobility is observed in Budapest and Győr-Moson-Sopron County.
About the report
Forbes noticed the Mobility changes report that was recently conducted by Google. The report shows mobility trends over the last couple of weeks. The data comes from users who opted for Location History in their Google Account. Therefore, they may or may not represent the wider population.
The report aims to help public health officials understand the responses to the social distancing guidance related to COVID-19.
Main findings: people go out less
The numbers indicate that people’s mobility decreased quite a lot over the past few weeks.
- Data reveals that the catering industry, shopping centres, theme parks, museums, libraries, and movie theatres had 66% fewer visitors than usual.
