Multi-sector Where is COVID-19 still top of mind?
Google searches for COVID-19 have tended to increase or decrease ahead of changes in the number of daily reported cases. Search interest has lately been declining around the world.
- Japan and Italy now have the highest interest, Hong Kong has among the lowest, and the US is in the middle.
- Search interest in Japan began to increase in mid-March, followed by a rise in the daily case count. Both have fallen since mid-April.
- Searches in Italy have been declining along with the number of daily cases.
- Interest is still relatively high in Spain, India, and the UK, while it is low in South Korea, Austria, and Germany.
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Search Interest for Covid-19
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, Google
Search Interest for Covid-19 vs. Daily Cases in Japan
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, Google, Johns Hopkins University
Search Interest for Covid-19 vs. Daily Cases in Italy
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, Google, Johns Hopkins University
Top and Bottom 10 – Search Interest as of 4-May-2020
Source: UBS Evidence Lab, Google
