While the good news is that the Coronavirus outbreak has not been declared yet a pandemic, the bad news is that the number of cases continues to increase and people need to protect themselves. If we watch the evolution of discussions about the coronavirus on Twitter, for example, we can see its viral spread in social media chatter and its evolution online in correlation with the number of cases and spread around the world.
The graphic above shows the evolution of the #coronavirus on Twitter in the last week, while the graphic below emphasizes Twitter user communication in the countries affected by the outbreak. China represents an exception, considering the restrictions imposed to communication on social media.
