Google data shows us that quarantine policies are working, by Hugo Ñopo and Nelly Luna
Using the cell phone location information reported by Google, Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, and Nelly Luna, general editor at Ojo Público, analyze how well the quarantine policies are working to reduce the mobilization of people in public spaces. Preliminary evidence from the data suggests that quarantine restrictions, including the gender separation policy, reduced outflows to markets.
We invite our readers to interact with the charts created for this article. The analysis used available data for Peru and other Latin American countries between February 23 and April 5. The information will be steady updated.
