Table 3.

Thematic analysis of the public health authorities’ coronavirus disease outreach efforts.

Theme	MOHa (n=271), n (%)	CDCb (n=94), n (%)	PHEc (n=45), n (%)
Preventive measures	60 (22.1)	50 (53.2)	18 (40.0)
Situation update	78 (28.8)	21 (22.3)	7 (15.6)
Disease information	16 (5.9)	17 (18.1)	17 (37.8)
Public reassurance	32 (11.8)	2 (2.1)	0 (0.0)
Falsehood correction	16 (5.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Others	69 (25.5)	4 (4.3)	3 (6.7)

^aMOH: Ministry of Health.

^bCDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

^cPHE: Public Health England.