Recovery tracker: Workplace visits lowest since Dec, power generation hit

Workplace visits are now down by nearly a quarter compared to normal times

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Coronavirus | Indian Economy | Power generation

Sachin P Mampatta  |  Mumbai 

People are staying at home more amid a record rise in Covid-19 cases. Mobility data shows visits declined to every category of place that search engine Google tracks. It uses anonymised location data to see how people are moving during the pandemic.

Workplace visits are now down by nearly a quarter compared to normal times. This is the lowest point since December. Retail and recreational visits are down 30 per cent. There have been fewer visits to transit stations and people are spending more time at home, according to Google statistics collated by tracker Our World in Data. ...

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First Published: Tue, April 20 2021. 06:10 IST
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