Association of the COVID-19 pandemic with Internet Search Volumes: A Google TrendsTM Analysis
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Maria Effenberger, Andreas Kronbichler, Jae Il Shin
Public interest indicated by RSV indices can help to monitor the progression of an outbreak such as the current COVID-19 pandemic and was very consistent across European countries but also holds true for the US.
Abstract
Public interest indicated by RSV indices can help to monitor the progression of an outbreak such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. Public interest is on average highest 11.5 days before the peak of newly infected cases.