The lockdown measures announced by the UK government in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) led to a dramatic decrease in footfall to grocery stores and pharmacies in the country, including food warehouses, farmers markets, specialty food shops, drug stores. Over the three week period between March 29 and April 17, mobility in these locations saw slight improvement. Grocery stores and pharmacies are among the "essential businesses" that are allowed to operate during the lockdown in the UK.
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Percentage change in grocery store and pharmacy mobility during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020*
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Percentage change in mobility compared to baseline
* Mobility trends for places like grocery markets, food warehouses, farmers markets, specialty food shops, drug stores,and pharmacies. Change compared to baseline, which the source explains as "the media value, for the corresponding day of the week, during the 5-week period Jan 3 - Feb 6, 2020."
Figures for preceding weeks are taken from the previous reports also published by the source.
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Google. (April 29, 2020). Percentage change in grocery store and pharmacy mobility during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1110990/grocery-and-pharmacy-mobility-during-covid19-uk/
Google. "Percentage change in grocery store and pharmacy mobility during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020*." Chart. April 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1110990/grocery-and-pharmacy-mobility-during-covid19-uk/
Google. (2020). Percentage change in grocery store and pharmacy mobility during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1110990/grocery-and-pharmacy-mobility-during-covid19-uk/
Google. "Percentage Change in Grocery Store and Pharmacy Mobility during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom in 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1110990/grocery-and-pharmacy-mobility-during-covid19-uk/
Google, Percentage change in grocery store and pharmacy mobility during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1110990/grocery-and-pharmacy-mobility-during-covid19-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage change in grocery store and pharmacy mobility during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020* [Graph], Google, April 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1110990/grocery-and-pharmacy-mobility-during-covid19-uk/
