TY  - GEN
AU  - Aromi, Daniel
AU  - Bonel, María Paula
AU  - Cristia, Julian P.
AU  - Llada, Martín
AU  - Pereira, Juan I.
AU  - Pulido, Xiomara
AU  - Santamaria, Julieth
TI  - Research Insights: How Much Has Human Mobility Been Reduced by Social Distancing Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean?
PY  - 2021
Y1  - 2021/02/18
DO  - 10.18235/0003135
AB  - The lockdowns implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean in March 2020 reduced the share of people who travel more than 1 km (about 0.6 miles) per day by 10 percentage points during the 15 days following its implementation. The effects of the lockdowns declined over time: the effect amounted to 12 percentage points during the first week and to 9 percentage points during the second week of the implementation of the lockdowns. In contrast, school closures reduced mobility by only 5 percentage points, and no effects were found for bar and restaurant closures or the cancellation of public events. The results suggest that lockdowns are a tool that can produce reductions in mobility quickly. This is important given the expectation that reduced mobility slows the spread of COVID-19.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18235/0003135
ER  -