Covid-19 virus at top of Google searchers’ minds in SA
As we continue during trying times of Covid-19 all of us revert to our safe place which is knowledge and this is given to us by Google.
The majority of the human race always reverts back to Google for all the questions they cannot answer themselves.
According to Google Trends, these are the most popular topics searched in South Africa. The numbers represent search interest relative to the highest point on the chart for the given region and time.
Google Trends explained in their help section that a value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term and a value of 50 means that the term is half as popular. A score of 0 means there was not enough data for this term.
Here are the 10 most searched Covid-19 related topics
Here are the interest in Covid-19 related topics per province
* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news
Dear reader,
As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments.
As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed.
Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol.
A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19.
Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).
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