Coronavirus: Trips to the shops fall by 85% since outbreak, according to Google data
Visits to shops, museums and cafes in the UK have fallen by 85% since the coronavirus outbreak, according to data shared by Google.
The technology firm's anonymised data of people's locations provides an insight into how the public are moving around during the pandemic.During the period between 16 February and 29 March, visits by people in the UK to retail and recreation locations, such as restaurants, shopping centres and galleries dropped by 85%.The data also revealed that people were travelling to transit stations 75% less often, and journeys to workplaces dropped 55%.
The only area of movement that increased was in residential parts - by 15% - indicating people are staying at home and following government guidance.
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