Temporal and Location Variations, and Link Categories for the Dissemination of COVID-19-Related Information on Twitter During the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in Europe: Infoveillance Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, across Asia and Europe sparked a significant increase in public interest and media coverage, including on social media platforms such as Twitter. In this context, the origin of information plays a central role in the dissemination of evidence-based information about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19. On February 2, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) constituted a "massive infodemic" and argued that this situation "makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it."

Objective

This infoveillance study, conducted during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, focuses on the social media platform Twitter. It allows monitoring of the dynamic pandemic situatio

SUBMITTER: Pobiruchin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7470238 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature