Table 8 A list of plausible explanations for anomalous peaks observed in Fig. 1
From: Public risk perception and emotion on Twitter during the Covid-19 pandemic
Country | Date | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
USA | June 2, 2020 | Anger | Donald Trump responding near the White House to the protests against the murder of George Floyd (Collinson 2020) |
Australia, Nigeria, UK | June 6–7, 2020 | Anger | Worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd in the USA (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/06/world/gallery/intl-george-floyd-protests/index.html) |
Chile | May 13–15, 2020 | Anger | Chilean Health Ministry announces total lockdown (https://www.minsal.cl/ministerio-de-salud-decreta-cuarentena-total-para-la-ciudad-de-santiago-y-seis-comunas-aledanas/) |
Argentina | March 20, 2020 | Death | President Alberto Fernandez announces total national lockdown (https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-03-20/argentina-entra-en-cuarentena-obligatoria-hasta-el-31-de-marzo.html) |
Australia | May 20–26, 2020 | Death | New Covid-19 deaths after several days without casualties. Moreover, the murder of George Floyd in the USA took place on May 25 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-dies-after-pleading-i-can-t-breathe-during-arrest-n1214586) |
Canada | May 2, 2020 | Death | Unknown |
Colombia | March 22, 2020 | Death | Shootout in a prison triggered by prisoners demanding better hygiene conditions for Covid-19 results in 23 deaths (https://www.efe.com/efe/america/sociedad/matanza-de-23-presos-y-83-heridos-sacude-a-una-colombia-temerosa-del-covid-19/20000013-4201992) |
India | March 29, 2020 | Death | Unknown |
Nigeria | April 18, 2020 | Death | Many important African political figures die from Covid-19 this day (https://www.africanews.com/2020/06/25/africa-s-prominent-coronavirus-deaths/) |
Spain | May 25, 2020 | Death | Correction in Covid-19 data repositories show negative daily deaths (https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/espana-registra-fallecidos-ultimas-diagnostica_1_5972351.html) |
Spain | June 1, 2020 | Death | First day in Spain without Covid-19 deaths (https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/mundo/espana-registra-su-primer-dia-sin-muertes-por-covid-19) |
UK | April 10, 2020 | Death | The UK surpasses 10,000 Covid-19 deaths (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52264145) |
USA | May 25, 2020 | Death | Murder of George Floyd (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-dies-after-pleading-i-can-t-breathe-during-arrest-n1214586) |