Protective masks were worn by New Yorkers during the coronavirus pandemic of April 2020 Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesAccording to data collected from over 837,000 Americans, the most important factors that affected travel patterns during the pandemic were Covid-19 lockdowns as well as the number of deaths in an area. This was based on location data. It took nine months to collect the data.Researchers in Italy and the United States analyzed the data of Cuebiq's measurement app, which tracks users who use the global positioning system signal (GPS) on their phones for 16 hours per day between January 2020 and September 2020.