Table 2.
The emergent topics and themes related to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Theme and topics | Related words | ||
Theme 1: Mysterious new illness | |||
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Topic 1: New strain of pneumonia identified in Wuhan | Wuhan, pneumonia, identifies, strain | |
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Topic 2: Mysterious new illness caused by virus | Novel, mystery, caused, illness | |
Theme 2: China warns that death toll may jump | |||
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Topic 3: China warns that the death toll could jump | China, spreads, jumps, warns, toll |