'Wuhan Pneumonia' Keyword Hits 65,000 Daily... Growing Fear

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) in South Korea, the amount of related information has also surged.

On the 28th, the Global Big Data Research Institute investigated the amount of information related to Wuhan pneumonia across 12 channels including news, communities, blogs, YouTube, and Facebook. The result showed that the amount of information containing keywords such as 'Wuhan pneumonia' and 'novel coronavirus' reached 65,112 cases in just one day on the 27th.

In particular, the amount of related information has been rapidly increasing since the 20th.

The first news of the novel coronavirus in South Korea appeared on December 31 last year, reporting that a second SARS outbreak occurred in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, central China. Until January 19, for 20 days, the daily number of news related to the novel coronavirus in South Korea was only between 117 and 2,436 cases.

However, the situation changed drastically on the 20th when a Chinese female patient appeared in South Korea. On that day, the amount of information was 8,005 cases, nearly eight times higher than the previous day (1,027 cases).

Since then, the amount of information has increased sharply every day. On the 21st, it was 12,573 cases; on the 22nd, 20,386 cases; and on the 23rd, 25,044 cases, showing a significant increase. On the first day of the holiday, the 24th, it was 21,374 cases, and on the 25th, it continued to rise to 32,792 cases. On the last day of the holiday, the 27th, it showed an explosive increase to 65,112 cases in one day.

An official from the research institute stated, "It is being investigated that the general public's fear is spreading faster than expected."

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