Coronavirus pandemic goes viral in the age of social media, sparking anxiety

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Coronavirus pandemic goes viral in the age of social media, sparking anxiety.

After"#QuarantineandChill" began trending on Twitter, some people started sharing binge-worthy movies to watch while isolated -- all of which were related to disaster storylines."Whoever started this game at the beginning of 2020 please finish it quickly," one user wrote, with a photo of a Jumanji game board.

Other's described the chaos surrounding COVID-19 almost as if it's the plot of the next"dystopian movie."They added,"There’s no access to vaccines to cure them, and governments are refusing to listen to the needs of people, nor are they making treatment accessible." People have been rushing to supermarkets to buy essentials in bulk and social media users have expressed their concerns with"panic buying" in reaction to the pandemic.

One critic of those who have stocked up on items said,"I am terrified of panicked masses hoarding supplies. Take what you need but nothing more." "Panic buying leaves the elderly and immunocompromised even more at risk," they tweeted."All actions have consequences."

 

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Social media is the pandemic

Odd name for a virus out of China

🤷‍♂️ oh well

I’m not that worried about the virus but I am concerned of the out of control media terrifying the Americans. Let’s focus on the helping the elderly.

When they shut down everything & ban airplane ✈️ travel, it’s pretty obvious it’s serious!

No it’s not social media that’s sparking anxiety, is the US president’s inability to effectively manage this global pandemic that is sparking anxiety.

For all of republican bluster calling democrats socialist, far more taxdollars are spent subsidizing republicans whether its farm bill, corporate welfare for wall street, untaxing billionaires, section 8 rent subsidies, even foodstamps subsidizes republican food producers,

Welcome to the Cybernetic Hive Mind. Never before have so many people been connected this way. And like any other multicellular organism, CHM shows symptoms when it feels threatened, like a bee sting or an infection. Our bodies react. Yes, I just made that up. You can quote me.

It's too late to get people anxious. Many people have been infected before the social media spread the anxiety.

cant hide it for of panic。。。

Like ABC isn’t guilty of poking the bear with biased reporting 🤬

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People should be anxious. The Orange Julius has made this 100 times worse. A lot of people will die. Theblood is on his hands.

Great article!

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I think the information is making us safer. I wish the news media and other uninformed people taking a cavalier attitude and continuing to spread the virus will stop making these comments. Working on related blogpost TeriRadichel

250 deaths just yesterday in Italy. If time goes back to two weeks ago, would Italian people be persuaded stay home? People should feel anxiety because the risk is real.

Looks like the government has no anxiety at all.

Dems & fake media politicized the virus with help from Dr Messonnier Director CDC causing global chaos With such glee they welcome & expand reports of deaths Unfortunately, Dem supporters do not check John Hopkins or CDC web sites for accurate global information

And here you are...dumping fuel to the anxiety for ratings and clicks so you can sell your ad space for more money.

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