The Impact of Mobility Restriction Strategies in the Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Modelling the Relation between COVID-19 Health and Community Mobility Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Health Data
2.2. CMR
2.3. Descriptive Statistics and Correlation
2.4. CMR and Oman’s Mobility Restriction NPIs
2.5. Modelling
2.6. Model Validation and Sensitivity Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean | Median | Min | Max | |
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Retail and Recreation | −33.2 | −28.0 | −67.0 | −14.0 |
Grocery and Pharmacy | −21.1 | −18.0 | −59.0 | 6.0 |
Workplaces | −29.0 | −26.0 | −75.0 | −14.0 |
CMI | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 12.2 |
Newly Hospitalised | 42.3 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 122.0 |
New Death | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 |
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Al Wahaibi, A.; Al Maani, A.; Alyaquobi, F.; Al Manji, A.; Al Harthy, K.; Al Rawahi, B.; Alqayoudhi, A.; Al Khalili, S.; Al-Jardani, A.; Al-Abri, S. The Impact of Mobility Restriction Strategies in the Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Modelling the Relation between COVID-19 Health and Community Mobility Data. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10560. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910560
Al Wahaibi A, Al Maani A, Alyaquobi F, Al Manji A, Al Harthy K, Al Rawahi B, Alqayoudhi A, Al Khalili S, Al-Jardani A, Al-Abri S. The Impact of Mobility Restriction Strategies in the Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Modelling the Relation between COVID-19 Health and Community Mobility Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(19):10560. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910560
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl Wahaibi, Adil, Amal Al Maani, Fatma Alyaquobi, Abdullah Al Manji, Khalid Al Harthy, Bader Al Rawahi, Abdullah Alqayoudhi, Sulien Al Khalili, Amina Al-Jardani, and Seif Al-Abri. 2021. "The Impact of Mobility Restriction Strategies in the Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Modelling the Relation between COVID-19 Health and Community Mobility Data" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 19: 10560. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910560