It’s been six weeks since President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and with the country still shut down, it’s clear that Americans are beginning to go stir crazy.
Much of the U.S. has been hit with stay-at-home orders for weeks now in an effort to mitigate the Wuhan virus COVID-19, and “quarantine fatigue” has set in, according to the Daily Mail.
Citing Apple’s new mobility tool, Mobility Trends Reports, the Daily Mail noted that fed-up Americans are beginning to defy authorities and venture out more.
Mobility Trends Reports tracks COVID‑19 mobility trends since January 13, and the data shows an uptick in movement in the U.S. in regard to walking and driving.
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Not surprisingly, public transportation trends have remained flat.
Even in New York City, which became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, as the Daily Mail reported that “people have all but stopped using the subway.”
“Since lockdown orders came into play in March, ridership on public transit, which includes subways and buses, has decreased 86 percent,” the British tabloid reported.
According to Apple, the data is generated by counting requests made to Apple Maps for directions.
Apple assures users that it “doesn’t have a profile of your movements and searches.”
“Privacy is a fundamental human right,” the company’s website states. “At Apple, it’s also one of our core values, so Maps doesn’t associate your data with your Apple ID, and Apple doesn’t keep a history of where you’ve been.”
Researchers tracking smartphone data discovered a nationwide shift during the week of April 13, according to the Stamford Advocate.
The newspaper reported “for the first time since states began implementing stay-at-home orders in mid-March to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, Americans are staying home less.”
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