| Increased mortality |
Increasing number of deaths due to COVID-19 |
“Grieving for the world and my country, every night the death count rises up. I cry for everybody that has died, for those people fighting it, & family who have lost someone. I do not know each person by name BUT I want you to know you are not alone in this pain.”a (C58) “...The number of deaths from the Corona-Virus in London are doubling every two days. London could end up with a worse than Italy.” (C90)
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| Health concerns |
Health concerns expressed by people, such as mental health issues (eg, anxiety, depression, stress, or obsessive-compulsive disorder), excessive drinking, migraines, fatigue, and others |
“It is been either ten or fourteen days since the nursing home I work at went on lockdown due to Covid_19 and the stress/anxiety is really starting to get to me. I am struggling to sleep at night.” (C3327) “On my fifth day of sickness, the symptoms disappeared, leaving only an odd metallic taste in my mouth, nasal mucosal ulcers and intense fatigue. This is what a former chair of the UK RCGP went through after catching COVID19.” (C945)
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| Struggling health systems |
Inability of health systems to cope with pandemic and give people adequate health care |
“What clearly shows is the correlation between countries with clean hospitals and countries with bad hospitals and corona deaths. People die with corona not of corona. In particular New York and California displays its poor health system.” (C81) “Pakistani doctors openly saying their numbers are being underreported. They claim 100s of patients in Lahore alone, and say that because of poor facilities, hospitals themselves might be spreading the virus.” (C44)
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| Fitness issues |
Inability to perform usual physical activity or attend fitness sessions and dislike for indoor workout |
“Woke up at 8:20 am and still in bed from the past 2 hours. No mood of workout” (C271) “I just need it to be known that I hate quarantine workouts and I miss the damn gym. Also I never thought I would ever say this in life!” (C209)
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| Rising number of cases |
Concerns over rising COVID-19 cases |
“The United States is currently on the path of the most widespread viral attack in the world.” (C908) “This has done a heinous crime on humanity by spreading to more and more areas of the country. The head of the Jamat must be booked for murder crime, as many have died due to Corona infection after attending their function.” (C24)
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| Nature of disease |
Explaining the nature of COVID-19, including its symptoms (eg, cough, loss of taste, and fever), its “no symptom” (or asymptotic) behavior, how it spreads, and vulnerable populations |
“Recent reports suggest that Covid-19 does not only affect the respiratory system, but also affects the Central Nervous System. Loss of smell and loss of taste happen to be some of the early symptoms of covid-19.” (C660) “...they are all grabbing and touching the desk. This virus is much more contagious than the flu and there is 0 immunity exposure illness. Keep doing it like this and it is only a matter of time before everyone who spoke will have the virus...” (C900) “If 3 elders died within 72 hours and had no symptoms, should we not be testing everyone?” (C2447)
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| Comparison with other diseases or incidents |
Comparing COVID-19 with other diseases or incidents such as flu, pneumonia, natural disasters, and war |
“A war fought with no guns or bombs, where people flee from what they do not see or is it World War 3?” (C515) “I believe Covid19 is this mutated H5N1 avian flu virus. It is airborne, which might explain the rapid spread around the world.” (C671)
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