Table 4.
Topics of COVID-19 event that netizens were concerned about after the “city closing” in Wuhan
| Topics | Week | Public opinion ranking | Total public opinions (million times) | Public opinion categories | Topics | Week | Public opinion ranking | Total public opinions (million times) | Public opinion categories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuanghuanglian inhibits 2019-nCoV | 2 | 1 | 2220.555 | 1 | CCTV reporter visited the Wuhan Red Cross | 2 | 5 | 850.335 | 1 | |
| Dr. Li Wenliang dies | 3 | 1 | 2011.394 | 1 | Large number of 2019-nCoV present in South China seafood market | 1 | 3 | 830.144 | 1 | |
| Epidemiologist says epidemic cannot wait | 1 | 1 | 1640.293 | 2 | Zhang Wenhong predicts eventual development of new coronavirus | 6 | 2 | 820.116 | 2 | |
| The epidemic is still spreading | 1 | 2 | 1590.255 | 1 | Experts advise teachers to wear masks after school starts | 5 | 1 | 810.076 | 2 | |
| Many places clarify school start time | 8 | 1 | 1550.123 | 1 | Zhang Wenhong said the epidemic is basically impossible to end this summer | 8 | 2 | 800.085 | 2 | |
| Hubei deputy governor responds to Wuhan residents’ online requests for help | 2 | 2 | 1440.396 | 1 | Children of front-line volunteers in Hubei added 10 points for admission to the high school entrance examination | 4 | 4 | 780.079 | 1 | |
| New pneumonia help channel opens | 2 | 3 | 1304.721 | 1 | Zhong Nanshan talks about specific antiviral drugs | 2 | 6 | 770.06 | 2 | |
| Wuhan will be held accountable for finding home-diagnosed patients | 4 | 1 | 1180.052 | 1 | Trump declares national emergency in response to epidemic | 8 | 3 | 750.051 | 3 | |
| 16 provinces a province package a city to support Hubei | 3 | 2 | 1120.192 | 1 | Trump praises China’s epidemic prevention and control achievements | 8 | 6 | 680.061 | 3 | |
| Zhong Nanshan talks about the peak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic | 4 | 2 | 1020.082 | 2 | South Korea confirms for the first time that Xintiandi believers have been to Wuhan | 6 | 7 | 680.023 | 3 | |
| Change in responsibilities of main comrade of Hubei provincial party | 3 | 3 | 970.113 | 1 | Zhong Nanshan says end of epidemic is to be expected in June | 7 | 3 | 590.024 | 2 | |
| Italian residents refuse to wear masks | 6 | 1 | 960.099 | 3 | Italy’s mask supply goes missing after being withheld by Germany | 8 | 10 | 570.018 | 3 | |
| The first person to report the epidemic is lauded by Hubei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and Hubei Provincial Health Commission. | 2 | 4 | 870.08 | 1 | Zhong Nanshan says foreign epidemic much like early Wuhan situation | 7 | 6 | 546.014 | 2 | |
| Autopsy of the body of the first patient who died from COVID-19 in China | 4 | 3 | 860.077 | 1 | Congressional physicians predict nearly half of Americans could be infected | 7 | 9 | 520.014 | 3 | |
Only topics with total public opinion of 500 million or more are counted