Google reveals the effect of the comprehensive ban at the end of every week in Jordan on the rate of contact and weekly movement

Arab Weather - Google revealed, through a recent weekly report, which was reviewed by "Arab Weather" about the effect of imposing a comprehensive curfew in Jordan on the weekend every weekend on the amount of movement and weekly mixing compared to normal normal conditions in a week in Jordan. Google created this report with the aim of helping local authorities in countries to take appropriate decisions to confront the outbreak of Coronavirus based on reliable data, and this report shows the extent to which the rate of visits has changed to various places such as grocery stores, parks, restaurants, pharmacies and others in A specific week compared to weeks in which the local authorities did not take any measures, and those weeks are considered reference points for evaluation and comparison.

The company said in the report that these statistics are calculated based on data and algorithms collected in a manner similar to that of traffic that is displayed on Google Maps, which shows the places of traffic congestion, which previously proved its effectiveness, and there are hundreds of millions of daily users of it around the world. These reports take into account the congestion that occurs, but the data are issued with an average of a full week, not just one day.

And the report issued by Google revealed the following statistics until 10/16-2020 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan:

• Restaurants, cafes, and amusement parks : A decrease in movement and weekly mixing of -92% compared to what was the case in the weekly conditions before the imposition of the comprehensive curfew on Friday and Saturday.
• Grocery stores, pharmacies and markets: a decrease in movement and weekly mixing of -85% compared to what was the case in the weekly conditions before the imposition of the comprehensive curfew on Friday and Saturday.
• Parks and National Parks: A decrease in movement and weekly mixing by -80% compared to what was the case in the weekly conditions before the imposition of the general curfew on Friday and Saturday.
• Public transport stations: A decrease in movement and weekly mixing by -81% compared to what was the case in the weekly conditions before the imposition of the comprehensive curfew on Friday and Saturday.
• Residential units, including hotels and residences: An increase in movement and weekly mixing of + 25% compared to what was the case in the weekly conditions before the imposition of the comprehensive curfew on Friday and Saturday.

To access the full and detailed report, including also each governorate separately, from here: