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PRESS RELEASE AND COVERAGE

PRESS RELEASE

May 11, 2020 PRESS RELEASE: New Data Shows States Not Meeting Reopening Benchmarks

May 6, 2020 PRESS RELEASE: Quarantines increasingly ignored as some states partially reopen

April 28, 2002 PRESS RELEASE: Social distancing: drop seen for first time since outbreak

APRIL 13, 2020 PRESS RELEASE: Shelter-in-place compliance remains low, UMD research finds

PRESS COVERAGE

The platform has been covered in TV, radio, and printed media more than 150 times internationally since its launch on April 13, 2020, including the following:

Washington Post
Thousands from coronavirus hot spots flocked to Maryland and Virginia as parts of the states reopened
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/thousands-from-coronavirus-hotspots-flocked-to-maryland-and-virginia-as-parts-of-the-states-reopened/2020/05/20/c34172b6-99e7-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html
Smartphone data shows out-of-state visitors flocked to Georgia as restaurants and other businesses reopened
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/smartphone-data-shows-out-of-state-visitors-flocked-to-georgia-as-restaurants-and-other-businesses-reopened/2020/05/06/b1db0056-8faf-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html
Quarantine fatigue continues for second week, showing a worrisome trend, researchers say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/quarantine-fatigue-continues-for-second-week-showing-a-worrisome-trend-researchers-say/2020/04/28/8a2eeb08-896f-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html
‘Quarantine fatigue’: Researchers find more Americans venturing out against coronavirus stay-at-home orders
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/quarantine-fatigue-researchers-find-more-americans-venturing-out-against-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders/2020/04/25/fa1f01b2-84a3-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html
New York Times
‘Quarantine fatigue’ has more people going outside
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/us/coronavirus-social-distancing-lockdown.html?referringSource=articleShare
The Hill
New platform shows how states are adhering to social distancing measures
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/493000-new-platform-shows-how-states-are-adhering-to
CNN
Is the summer road trip spreading the coronavirus?
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/summer-road-trips-coronavirus-spike/index.html
CNN John King Show on May 8, 2020
CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto on April 28, 2020
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2004/28/cnr.02.html
NBC Today Show
Americans with ‘quarantine fatigue’ are heading out of the house, research says
https://www.today.com/video/americans-with-quarantine-fatigue-are-heading-out-of-the-house-research-say-82602053666
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t35jVdb7MUE
Fox News
Georgia saw 63K more out-of-state visitors per day in first week of reopening, smart phone data shows
https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-smart-phone-data-visitors-coronavirus-reopen
ABC Good Morning America
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/News/video/states-ease-restrictions-restaurants-theaters-retail-70448858
USA Today
Is quarantine fatigue here? Americans are leaving their homes more and more, cell data shows
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/27/coronavirus-americans-feeling-quarantine-fatigue-data-suggests/3031723001/
People Magazine
More Americans Are Going Outside Due to ‘Quarantine Fatigue,’ Cell Phone Data Shows
https://people.com/health/more-americans-going-outside-due-to-quarantine-fatigue-cell-phone-data-shows/
NBC News
Cellphone data shows more people are venturing outside as 'quarantine fatigue' sets in
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cellphone-data-shows-more-people-are-venturing-outside-quarantine-fatigue-n1193221
National Public Radio
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/04/849927464/how-to-keep-people-safe-as-quarantine-fatigue-sets-in
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/01/849161820/mobile-phone-data-show-more-americans-are-leaving-their-homes-despite-orders
Washington Examiner
Just 35% staying at home, tiny 4.3% changed ‘mobility behavior’ to fight virus
https://wtop.com/coronavirus/2020/04/many-americans-are-not-staying-home-according-to-u-md-researchers
New York Post
Americans may be suffering ‘quarantine fatigue,’ going out more, study says
https://nypost.com/2020/04/26/americans-may-be-suffering-quarantine-fatigue-study-says/
Edscoop
U. Maryland’s new coronavirus tool grades social distancing efforts
https://edscoop.com/university-marylands-new-coronavirus-data-social-distancing-grades
Fox5
UMD researchers: Many Americans still not following social distancing guidelines
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/umd-researchers-many-americans-still-not-following-social-distancing-guidelines
Cheddar TV
Quarantine Fatigue as the Weather Heats Up
https://cheddar.com/media/quarantine-fatigue-study
Miami Herald
How are southern states doing on social distancing? A new map has the answer
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article242040076.html
WJLA
New index shows who is best at social distancing: See how where you live ranks
https://wjla.com/news/coronavirus/new-index-shows-who-is-best-at-social-distancing-see-how-where-you-live-ranks
WTOP
Are Americans staying at home? U.Md. researchers say many are ignoring orders
https://wtop.com/coronavirus/2020/04/many-americans-are-not-staying-home-according-to-u-md-researchers
BGR
Quarantine fatigue: People are losing patience with stay-at-home orders
https://bgr.com/2020/04/27/quarantine-fatigue-people-staying-home-less-coronavirus-social-distancing/
Nightingale
Data Visualization’s Breakthrough Moment in the COVID-19 Crisis
https://medium.com/nightingale/data-visualizations-breakthrough-moment-in-the-covid-19-crisis-ce46627c7db5

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE

La Nacion
Fatiga de cuarentena: el distanciamiento social flaquea en EE.UU. y temen un rebrote
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/fatiga-cuarentena-distanciamiento-social-flaquea-eeuu-temen-nid2358918