Date
Normal "help" tweet volume
5x normal volume
10x normal volume
20x or greater
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10
20
30
40%+
Percentage of tweets with "oxygen"
South Asia's Coronavirus
Crisis Seen Through Twitter
This maps shows the
number of tweets in a
geofenced area containing
the keywords "help" or "urgent,"
as compared to the normal
number of tweets for that area
(the average since January.)
In some areas many of these
tweets also contain the keyword
"oxygen," showing where oxygen
shortages may exist.
Click on a region to see tweet
volume over time in that area.
Twitter data has several important
caveats. See article for more details.