COVID19, 12 Feb - 1 March 2020

1. @ismailfahmi @DroneEmprit_Live @droneemprit pers.droneemprit.id
#COVID19
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019
12 February – 1 March 2020
Keywords: COVID19, COVID-19

2. WHO Renames Coronavirus to COVID19
As of 12 Feb 2020, the official name of the coronavirus is COVID19. @DrTedros said the name stands for
Corona Virus Disease of 2019. We will monitor only the use of #covid19 or Covid-19 words.
What does COVID-19 stands for?
Tedros said that “CO” stands for “corona”, “VI”
for “virus” and “D” for “disease”, while “19” was
for the year, as the outbreak was first identified
on December 31.

3. Conversation From 12 Feb – 1 March 2020
Twitter dominates the conversation about #covid19 with 3,66 M twits. YouTube 7.9k videos, Instagram 1k
posts, and Indonesian online news 34k mentions.

4. Trend and Highlights
The trend is started as of 12 Feb 2020. Several peaks in the conversation can be seen from the graph below.
Once #BTS impacted by #covid19, the trend is very high.
#COVID19
officially named
Malaysia Dr
Dzul reports and
appreciation to
his works
Iran’s deputy
health minister has
coronavirus; BI
donates 100k
masks
BTS concerts
cancelled, Kpop
fans support S.
Korea fighting
Covid19
Chinese scientists:
COVID19 originated at
a government
bioweapons research
facility in Wuhan

5. Highlight for 18-19 Feb 2020
Arirang TV based in South Korea reported the rising speculation about the origin of the #covid19. It could
have originated from a lab in Wuhan, says Chinese scientists.

6. Highlight for 24 Feb 2020
The Ministry of Health of Malaysia @DrDzul reports the status of the cases, and was praised by netizen for
his professionality in his works of #covid19 regardless the current political situation.

7. Highlight for 26 Feb 2020
Critics from @waltshaub to the Trump officials for their incompetence and replacing experts with loyalists.
Also the deputy of health ministry of Iran has #covid19.

8. Highlight for 27-29 Feb 2020
South Korea Pop stars donated to community for #covid19 prevention. Their armies join the fight against the
virus.

9. Top 5 Influencers
From 12 Feb – 1 March 2020, these are the top 5 influencers worldwide for #covid19 conversations on
Twitter: @Conflits_FR, @DrEricDing, @KKMPutrajaya, @WHO, and @suthichai.

10. @Conflits_FR
In French, this account tracks conflicts around the globe in real time & in French. (Geo) politics, terrorism,
espionage, cybersecurity, health. Currently very active in tracking #covid19 news.

11. Top 50 Influencers
This is the more complete list of the most influential Twitter accounts for covering #covid19. For the media we have
@Finanzas_Time, @globaltimesnews, @CGTNOfficial, @ChinaDaily, @SkyNews, etc. Dr @GiaPratamaMD from
+62.

12. Various Backgrounds
Dr @DrEricDing is the top scientist in covering #covid19 in social media, @DrDenaGrayson a politician,
@DrDzul a health ministry, @jennifertntd a writer, @DrTedros director of @WHO, and @howroute an activist.

13. The Avatar of the top Influencers for #covid19

14. Most Active Cities
This is the distribution map of conversation by cities of Twitter user’s profiles for #covid19. Most active cities
are Bangkok and London.
#2 London

15. Top 60 Cities
Among the top cities, Bangkok is the most active in mentioning #covid19, followed by London, York, Paris,
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Lagos, Beijing, and Nairobi. The complete table is provided.

16. Two Cities from China
In china, only two cities appear on the map: Beijing and Wuhan. Most of the media are in Beijing: @globaltimesnews,
@ChinaDaily, @CGTNOfficial, etc. In Wuhan mosly accounts related to #Covid19: @Coronavirus_CHN, @covid__19,
@CoronaCovid19, etc.

17. Most Active Countries
This is the distribution map of conversation by country of Twitter user’s profiles for #covid19. Most active
countries are US and UK.
#2 UK

18. Top 53 Countries
Among the top countries, US is the most active one in mentioning #covid19, followed by UK, Thailand,
France, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Australia, Singapore, and India. The complete table is provided.

19. Top Hashtags
Hashtags related to #covid19 are #coronavirus, #China, #Wuhan, $SARSCoV2, #Iran, #2019nCoV,
#ApologizeToVietnam, #DiamondPrincess.

20. Social Network of #COVID19
The SNA (social network analysis) map for 10.000 nodes is shown here. There is a global conversation in the
middle of the network.
Malaysia
FR
World

21. Zoomed Social Network
In the middle of the network, the top influencers such as @DrEricDing, @DrTedros, @DrDenaGrayson,
@WHO, and some Chinese media e.g. @ChinaDaily, @CGTNOfficial, etc.

22. Direct Network for @DrEricDing
This node is very influential, connected to many nodes, mostly to these nodes: @hectorology, @JCovid19,
@jidigraphics15, @SPatriciaMolna, @BearingTruth, etc.

23. Direct Network for @DrTedros
This account is heavily connected to @WHO, @InfosMinuts, @LeazaJernberg, @JuanAndreRincon.

24. Direct Network for @WHO
This account mostly connected to @DrTedros, @WHOThailand, @nard_info, @JuanAndreRincon, etc.

25. Direct Network for @DrDenaGrayson
This account mostly connected to @LeazaJernberg, @sheltgarner, etc.

26. Direct Network for @howroute
This account connected to many nodes, mostly to @BearingTruth, @sheltgarner, etc.

27. Direct Network for @globaltimesnews
This news account is very influential, connected many nodes esp: @motorwars, @EndGameWW3,
@LeazaJernberg, @BusyAnchan, @Russian_market, etc.

28. Zoom for Malaysian Network
Users from Malaysia create a significant network, influenced by @KKMPutrajaya, @AchuNadia,
@Jpenerangan, @501Awani, @MyHEALTHKKM, @bernamadotcom, etc.

29. Most Retweeted Posts /1
Top influencers: @MichaelCoudrey, @DrDzul, @lhorn_lhorn, @letstalkaboutKR, @knhomphing, @suthichai,
@janyanis.

30. Most Retweeted Posts /2
Mostly from Thailand, such as @suthichai, @RawitHanutsaha, @jagob1, @vorachatMD, @TeddyKung, etc.

31. Top Twit from @suthichai
Translated from Thai, about South Korea raises the #covid19 alarm to the highest level.

32. Most Retweeted Posts /3
Top influencers @washikirei, @GiaPratamaMD, @actuaries, @waltshaub, @WHO, etc.

33. Top Twits by @GiaPratamaMD and @WHO
Not many twits from Indonesian in the top lists. Probably Indonesian netizen or top influencers are not used
to mention #covid19 as the official name by @WHO in their twits.

34. Most Retweeted Posts /4
Top influencers @koryodynasty, @PSK_Invaluable, @AchuNadia, @CDCgov, @GordonGChang, etc.

35. Most Retweeted Posts /5
Top influencers @limweijiet, @OhgoditsKYO, @redditindonesia, etc.

36. Most Shared Sites for #covid19
These are the web sites that mostly shared by users in Twitter: pscp.tv, Asahi.com, Hongkongfp.com,
cdc.gov, zerohedge.com, astroawani.com, paper.li, etc.

37. Most Shared Images #covid19 /1

38. Most Shared Images #covid19 /2