December 4, 2020

COVID-19 Lockdown Induces Disease-Mitigating Structural Changes in Mobility Networks

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): germany, non-pharm interventions

• An analysis of the impacts of lockdowns in Germany indicated that reductions in long-distance travel resulted in loss of connectivity between different regions of the country, leading to more locally clustered contact networks and potentially slowing the spatial spread of COVID-19. Using movement data from mobile phones, the authors found that mobility did not decrease homogenously across the country, with greater reductions seen primarily in large cities.

Schlosser et al. (Dec 3, 2020). COVID-19 Lockdown Induces Disease-Mitigating Structural Changes in Mobility Networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012326117