Twitter says it saw 600% increase in daily average tweets around COVID-19 during India’s second wave of coronavirus

The corporate additionally discovered that tweets from medical professionals sharing info in April-Might have been 1.5 occasions that within the previous interval.

Twitter India: Twitter has shared key insights relating to the tweets associated to coronavirus that the microblogging platform noticed throughout the second wave of the pandemic in India between April 1 and Might 31. Evaluating the tweets associated to COVID-19 within the months of February and March with these in April and Might, Twitter discovered that there was 600% enhance within the common variety of each day COVID-19 associated tweets on the platform, which means that the typical variety of each day tweets associated to the pandemic in April-Might was seven occasions that in February-March interval. Not solely that however the help and sharing of data amongst folks about COVID-19 associated queries elevated by 50%. The corporate additionally discovered that tweets from medical professionals sharing info in April-Might have been 1.5 occasions that within the previous interval.

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The tweets that sought or offered medical assist throughout the second wave elevated by a whopping 1958%, which is a bittersweet determine, as a result of whereas it reveals how extra folks stepped as much as assist others, it additionally brings us face-to-face once more with the extent to which the second wave impacted the nation. The hashtag COVID19 was tweeted 77% extra throughout the wave, Twitter added. Whereas the hashtag Plasma noticed an 834% enhance, using hashtag SOS elevated by 152%. Tweets round vaccination additionally elevated drastically, with the tweets containing hashtags vaccination and vaccine elevated by 246%, indicating a rise in conversations across the consciousness and availability of vaccines.

Genuine and correct info by specialists, authorities officers, well being professionals and epidemiologists was sought by folks utilizing varied hashtags round updates relating to coronavirus and this elevated by 916%, Twitter added. Not solely that, however Twitter mentioned that it additionally noticed a number of folks elevating funds for varied functions throughout the pandemic as conversations round fundraising throughout April-Might have been eight occasions these throughout February-March.

Hashtags and conversations round psychological well being additionally continued to be essential, as such posts elevated by 153%.