Online searching trend on Covid-19 using Google trend: infodemiological study in Malaysia

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Abstract

Since January 2020, the emergence of Covid-19 has sparked a worldwide search for information about Covid-19. People frequently use the internet to search the information on the virus. However, the pandemic have triggered the information-seeking trends among public. As a result, large amount of information could lead to infodemic. It will create public concerned such as panic and paranoid because this information spread rapidly. The aim of this study is to analyze information about Covid-19 that has been searched in Malaysia. We investigated online search behavior related to the Covid-19 outbreak among public by using Google Trends to understand public searching behavior on Covid-19. The findings from this study can be used as a tool to monitor public searching activities on Covid-19, which could predict future action regarding the outbreak.

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Izhar, T. A. T., & Torabi, T. (2022). Online searching trend on Covid-19 using Google trend: infodemiological study in Malaysia. International Journal of Information Technology (Singapore), 14(2), 675–680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41870-021-00825-5

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