Applications of google search trends for risk communication in infectious disease management: A case study of COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan
AtinaHusnayain, AnisFuad, Emily Chia-YuSu
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.021
Abstract
Objective
An emerging outbreak of COVID-19 has been detected in at least 26 countries worldwide. Given this pandemic situation, robust risk communication is urgently needed particularly in affected countries. Therefore, this study explored the potential use of Google Trends (GT) to monitor public restlessness toward COVID-19 epidemic infection in Taiwan.