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Mobility lower in richer, high-burden states, Google data shows

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Google’s mobility reports indicate that states that were hit worst by the coronavirus had lesser public movement than the others On 25 March, India began one of the strictest lockdowns in the world to curb the spread of the coronavirus, even when it had just around 500 infections.

All states were placed under similar stringent measures until at least 19 April, after which gradual relaxations were given.

However, the latest Google data on mobility shows that the adherence to the lockdown has varied across states, and was the best in places with the worst outbreaks.

The data shows that visits to access essential services such as groceries and pharmacies have consistently increased since the first few days of the lockdown, possibly because

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