According to Google Maps, work centres are the places in Mexico where the influx of people has decreased the least.

Mexico is the country of Latin America where the call is least attended to “Stay at home” That authorities have issued to stop the spread of the coronavirus, revealed a study produced by Google Maps.

Due to the highly dangerous levels of Covid-19 disease, in addition to the lack of a vaccine or specific treatment to combat it, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the Social isolation as one of the primary measures to prevent its massive spread and saturation of hospitals.

To know how much the recommendation is being met, Google Maps decided to analyze the mobility data from 131 countries.

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In Mexico, the mobility of inhabitants was not reduced even 40 per cent

The results pose a worrying situation for Mexico since they indicate that it is one of the nations where less the flow of people has been reduced .

Thus, countries like Argentina and Colombia managed to reduce the mobility of its inhabitants by 86 per cent after the call for social isolation, while in Brazil, 71 per cent was reached.

In contrast, Mexico barely reached 35.4 per cent and only registered an increase of 11 per cent in the permanence of its citizens at home.

Jobs, the places where the influx of Mexicans has decreased the least

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The study details that a reduction of 50 per cent in the flow of Mexicans to areas of the full conference was not even reached since the following data were recorded:

Site reduction

of Inflow

45% In entertainment venues such as cinemas, theme parks, cafes, restaurants and museums

46% In recreational sites such as national parks, beaches, squares and public gardens

47% In transport stations

19% In markets

20% in Job positions

At the continental level, this average is tied with that of the United States, and they are only found above Nicaragua and Haiti, which have hardly reduced their mobility by 31.2 and 29.2 per cent, respectively.