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Mobility Trends and Effects on the COVID-19 Epidemic - Hong Kong, China
Rongna Zhang1, Zuoru Liang1, Mingfan Pang1
1Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
What Is Already Known About This Topic?:
Several outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Hong Kong in 2020, and the response had varied results based on the strength of policy measures and on compliance of the population.
What Is Added By This Report?:
By analyzing data of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, combined with the Google Mobility Trends and Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, we make recommendations for the future prevention and control of the epidemic in Hong Kong.
What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?:
Monitoring data reflecting multiple aspects, such as the epidemic situation, the mobility behavior of people, and government policy, is helpful for public health practitioners and policymakers to understand the interaction between various factors and to precisely adjust COVID-19 control policies.
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