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Uncovering Topics Related to COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter

Authors : Han Zheng, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh, Edmund Wei Jian Lee, Chei Sian Lee, Yin-Leng Theng

Published in: Digital Libraries at Times of Massive Societal Transition

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020 due to its rapid spread worldwide. This work-in-progress paper aims to uncover topics related to COVID-19 discussed on Twitter. Using topic modelling, we analyzed two weeks of tweets (11 March–25 March 2020) in English and found 17 latent topics, covering a broad range of issues such as health and economic impact, political and legislative responses, prevention measures, as well as disruption to individuals’ daily lives. The results of this preliminary study show a helpful step to understand public communications about the virus and thus inform health practitioners to propose effective safety measures against COVID-19.

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Title: Uncovering Topics Related to COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter
Authors: Han Zheng
Dion Hoe-Lian Goh
Edmund Wei Jian Lee
Chei Sian Lee
Yin-Leng Theng
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Digital Libraries at Times of Massive Societal Transition
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-64451-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-64452-9

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64452-9_28

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