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# Install and load required packages
install.packages("needs")
library(needs)
needs(tidyverse, magrittr, animation, pdftools, png, scales)
# Function that extracts data from Google Mobility PDFs
process_google_mobility <- function(country_code, start_date, end_date){
# Convert first page of PDF into high-res PNG
pdf_convert(paste0("https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/",end_date,"_",country_code,"_Mobility_Report_en.pdf"), format = "png", pages = 1, dpi = 300, filenames = "IMG1.png")