More effective strategies are required to strengthen public awareness of COVID-19: Evidence from Google Trends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed stress on the health and well-being of both Chinese people and the public worldwide. Global public interest in this new issue largely reflects people's attention to COVID-19 and their willingness to take precautionary actions. This study aimed to examine global public awareness of COVID-19 using Google Trends.

Methods

Using Google Trends, we retrieved public query data for terms of "2019-nCoV + SARS-CoV-2 + novel coronavirus + new coronavirus + COVID-19 + Corona Virus Disease 2019" between the 31^st December 2019 and the 24^th February 2020 in six major English-speaking countries, including the USA, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Dynamic series analysis demonstr

SUBMITTER: Hu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182392 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature