Table 2.

Numbers of microblog posts on Sina Weibo related to each topic (N=203,191), n (%).

Rank	Topic	Microblog posts
1	Pandemic statistics	54,513 (26.8)
2	Domestic epidemic	36,936 (18.1)
3	Epidemics in other countries worldwide	28,329 (13.9)
4	COVID-19 treatments	22,725 (11.1)
5	Medical resources	22,246 (10.9)
6	Economic shock	20,699 (10.1)
7	Quarantine and investigation	18,541 (9.12)
8	Patients’ outcry for help	17,513 (8.61)
9	Work and production resumption	15,914 (7.83)
10	Psychological influence	14,485 (7.12)
11	Joint prevention and control	12,457 (6.13)
12	Material donation	12,434 (6.11)
13	Epidemics in neighboring countries	11,995 (5.90)
14	Vaccine development	9428 (4.64)
15	Fueling and saluting anti-epidemic action	9413 (4.63)
16	Detection	8939 (4.39)
17	Study resumption	6889 (3.39)