Coronavirus: love was in the air but all Hongkongers cared about was getting a face mask, new survey of social media shows

In the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Hongkongers were at their happiest on February 14 – not because it was Valentine’s Day, but because face masks became widely available, results of a local big data research project have revealed.Wisers, a market intelligence enterprise platform provider, has released its “Epidemic Index 2.0” report, and outlined a series of public opinion highlights during the outbreak based on 840,000 posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, forums and other…

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