Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 3, 2020

Research on the Influence of Information Diffusion on the Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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  • This paper explores the influence of information diffusion on the spread of COVID-19 in China based on modelling and finds that the dissemination of epidemic and self-protection information reduces disease spread.  
  • The authors emphasize the importance of releasing timely and accurate information in the prevention and control of the epidemic, but also acknowledge that excessive and inaccurate information can have negative effects. They put forward recommendations in information dissemination.  

Lin et al. (Mar 31, 2020). Research on the Influence of Information Diffusion on the Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Pre-print downloaded Apr 3 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.31.20048439