By the end of 2021, the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 had become the
dominant cause of a worldwide pandemic crisis. This demands a deeper analysis to support …

At the time of writing, the world is facing the new coronavirus pandemic, which has been
declared one of the most dangerous disasters of the 21st century. All nations and …

This study investigates the influence of infection cases of COVID-19 and two non-
compulsory lockdowns on human mobility within the Tokyo metropolitan area. Using the …

Over the past two years, China has wrested domestic control of the COVID-19 pandemic
through non-pharmaceutical interventions. However, the extent to which the pandemic has …

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed human daily activities significantly. Understanding
the nature, causes, and extent of these changes is essential to evaluate the pandemic's …

In the COVID-19 era, movement restrictions are crucial to slow virus transmission and have
been implemented in most parts of the world, including Japan. To find new insights on …

Controlling human mobility is thought to be an effective measure to prevent the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to clarify the human mobility types that impacted the …

The global closure policy to limit the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020 was
based on public safety and health considerations. In the implementation of arrangements to …

The rapid spread of infectious diseases is devastating to the healthcare systems of all
countries. The dynamics of the spatial spread of epidemic have received considerable …

Several changes in urban mobility patterns have been observed in response to COVID-19
since March 2020 when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a …