Abstract

Saudi Arabia took early measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 by enforcing social distancing measures.

Figure 1 compares the daily change in mobility1 requests submitted by users of Apple Maps in Saudi Arabia since February 27, 2020 (left axis) with the confirmed cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the country (right axis).

 

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Al Atawi, Hatem
Energy Transitions and Electric Power
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