Corona Virus (COVID-19) "Infodemic" and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China
Corona Virus (COVID-19) "Infodemic" and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17072309
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
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Shaw, Rajib
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作者：
Hua, Jinling;Shaw, Rajib
冠状病毒（COVID-19）是一种人道主义紧急情况，于2019年12月初在中国武汉开始，于2020年1月初12月底引起当局注意，并经调查后于2020年1月第三周宣布为紧急情况。世界卫生组织于2020年1月31日宣布这是国际关注的突发公共卫生事件（PHEIC），并于2020年3月11日宣布为大流行。截至2020年3月24日，该病毒已在全球造成超过16，600人伤亡，超过380，000人确认感染，其中超过10，000例严重病例。本文主要基于中国报纸、社交媒体等数字平台数据，分五个不同阶段分析了政府和民众在三个月内采取的关键行动的时间轴。报告发现，尽管最初的应对出现了延迟，但强有力的治理、严格的监管、强有力的社区警惕和公民参与，以及明智地使用大数据和数字技术等独特组合，是中国努力抗击这种病毒的一些关键因素。适当和及时的信息是不可见和不可测量的（与放射性照射不同），因此对于构成缓解和治疗措施的基本基础非常重要。世卫组织称之为“信息流行病”，这是一个关键词，需要不同利益攸关方的参与，沿着更严格的监管，以减少假新闻在这个信息时代和社交媒体中的影响。尽管不同的国家将需要不同的方法，但注重其人道主义性质和解决信息流行问题是未来全球减缓努力的两个关键因素。
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a humanitarian emergency, which started in Wuhan in China in early December 2019, brought into the notice of the authorities in late December, early January 2020, and, after investigation, was declared as an emergency in the third week of January 2020. The WHO declared this as Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 31th of January 2020, and finally a pandemic on 11th March 2020. As of March 24th, 2020, the virus has caused a casualty of over 16,600 people worldwide with more than 380,000 people confirmed as infected by it, of which more than 10,000 cases are serious. Mainly based on Chinese newspapers, social media and other digital platform data, this paper analyzes the timeline of the key actions taken by the government and people over three months in five different phases. It found that although there was an initial delay in responding, a unique combination of strong governance, strict regulation, strong community vigilance and citizen participation, and wise use of big data and digital technologies, were some of the key factors in China's efforts to combat this virus. Being inviable and non-measurable (unlike radioactive exposure), appropriate and timely information is very important to form the basic foundation of mitigation and curative measures. Infodemic, as it is termed by WHO, is a key word, where different stakeholder's participation, along with stricter regulation, is required to reduce the impact of fake news in this information age and social media. Although different countries will need different approaches, focusing on its humanitarian nature and addressing infodemic issues are the two critical factors for future global mitigation efforts.