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Sky News understands the Government has asked mobile network O2 to hand over anonymous mobile phone location data in order to ensure people are following social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 outbreak

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status/1240700460572397571

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New York City now has 3,615 positive cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths, Mayor Bill de Blasio announces.

That’s over an 1,100 person increase in positive tests since what was announced at 10:30am.

Mayor also announces appointment only testing centers at city hospitals.

https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/1240701229996462080

[BusterDog]

"Sky News understands the Government has asked mobile network O2 to hand over anonymous mobile phone location data in order to ensure people are following social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 outbreak"

I think it would be most useful for modeling. You look at movement in January, normal movement, and you've got the modeling for how much transmission you should see. Then you look at movement today, and you can get some fairly accurate expected transmission rates. It also tells you how effective each level of closure you are instituting is.