The association between COVID-19 cases and deaths and web-based public inquiries.

Julia SchnöllGerold BesserBernhard J JankTina J BartosikThomas ParzefallDominik RissChristian A MuellerDavid Tianxiang Liu

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2020)

Web-based interest in COVID-19 peaked prior to the peak of new infections and deaths in most countries included. Thus, monitoring public interest via Google Trends might be useful to select the optimal-timing of web-based disease-specific information and preventive measures.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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healthcare
mental health
emergency department
adverse drug
electronic health record