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Periods of the COVID-19 infodemic based on data from relevant Chinese social media posts.
| Post metric | Incubation period | Outbreak period | Stalemate period | Control period | Recovery period |
| Time segment | T1-T2 | T3-T4 | T5-T8 | T9-T15 | T16-T19 |
| Mean (SD) (days) | 20.14 (11.72) | 50.64 (25.89) | 31.89 (10.56) | 14.02 (5.18) | 6.69 (2.55) |
| Range | 6-52 | 18-105 | 12-58 | 3-25 | 3-14 |
| Median (IQR) (days) | 18 (12.75-24.25) | 54 (23-63.75) | 30 (24.75-39.25) | 14 (10-18) | 7 (5-8) |
