Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: School closure was the only main control measure that Japan took into action from late February to late March in 2020. Accurate evaluation of how Japanese citizens responded to the impact of school closure remains a challenge. Data from the Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Report was used to analyze the mobility trend of Japanese citizens regarding six categories, including retail and recreation, grocery and pharmacy, parks, transit stations, workplace, and residential. The median percentage of mobility in all 47 prefectures of Japan was calculated during five periods of time, including one week before school closure, one week, two weeks, three weeks, and four weeks after school closure. There was a significant decline in the mobility trend of transit stations, grocery and pharmacy, parks, retail and recreation, and workplace at the moment after school closure compared to the prior period. Inversely, the mobility trend in staying at home remarkably increased following the implementation of school closure. Our study determined a significant change in the mobility trend of Japanese citizens before and after school closure. These data reflected the responsibility and the consciousness of Japanese citizens in mitigating COVID-19.
Source: medRxiv
Authors: Nguyen Hai Nam, Anh PN. Nguyen, Bao-Tran Do Le, Abdelrahman Gamil Gad, Abdelrahman Sherif Mohamed Abdelnaeim Abdalla, Adnan Safi, Anh Gia Pham, Vo Duc Khanh, Nguyen Tien Huy
Institutions: Harvard University, Kyoto University, Concordia College - Minnesota, University of California, Los Angeles, Ain Shams University, Minia University, Nishtar Medical College and Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City University of Science, Nagasaki University
Language: English
Subfield: Modeling and Simulation
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3182467372