Table 2

Selected mitigation measures among the subset of Google users completing mitigation steps (1 October–18 December 2020, based on back-end application data, N=170 142)

Mitigation stepn (%)
Social distancing169 972 (99.9)
 3 ft62 102 (36.5)
 6 ft90 685 (53.3)
 9 ft17 354 (10.2)
Washing hands149 725 (88.0)
Mask142 409 (83.7)
 Homemade68 227 (40.1)
  Fit
   Loose9868 (5.8)
   Tight58 359 (34.3)
  Layers
   One10 889 (6.4)
   Two57 338 (33.7)
 Surgical48 320 (28.4)
 N9525 691 (15.1)
Eye protection28 583 (16.8)
  • The majority of users exited the application after receiving an initial risk assessment. The selections of the subset of Google users who continued on to input desired mitigation measures are summarised.