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Re:Lockdown, distance learning likely to increase social cla... by henrikschroder on Monday September 27, 2021 @06:06PM (#28676624)
https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/
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Re:Lockdown, distance learning likely to increase social cla... by only_as_i_fall on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:37PM (#28678676)
That isn't historical data

This is https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/changes-visitors-covid?ti...

Shows the trend becomes clear on March 12th, which is 7 days before the first lockdowns in New York. Are you suggesting that the one week delay when everyone bought out all the toilet paper because they thought the world was ending is evidence that the lockdowns weren't needed to affect mobility?

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