Table 1.
Changes in the negative emotions of the public and the self-limiting mobility pattern during the COVID-19 epidemic, by phase
| Alarm phase (19th–26th January) |
Epidemic phase (27th–February 15th January) |
Relief phase (16th–March 31st February) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| The daily number of negative comments per post | Mean (95% CI） | 1337 (771–1903) | 506 (400–611) | 179 (147–210) |
| Change rate per day (95% CI) | 246.93 (122.52–371.34) | −27.30 (−40.37 to −14.22) | −2.65 (−4.97 to −0.33) | |
| The daily percentage of the self-limiting mobility pattern | Mean (95% CI) | 48.71% (45.17%–52.24%) | 68.29% (66.34%–70.24%) | 60.18% (58.76%–61.61%) |
| Change rate per day (95% CI) | 1.53% (0.74%–2.32%) | 0.62% (0.46%–0.78%) | −0.34% (−0.38% to −0.29) | |
| New COVID-19 cases on the previous day | Mean (95% CI) | 239 (51–427) | 3230 (1859–4601) | 355 (191–519) |
| Change rate per day (95% CI） | 81.54 (39.07–124.00) | 225.01 (6.51–443.52) | −28.35 (−37.72 to−18.97) | |
CI, confidence interval.