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Mass media highlights during COVID-19
We followed the mass media trends from January to June 2020 for this study [Figure 1] in a chronological order. The World Health Organization (WHO), on January 30, 2020, declared the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern.[1] During the 1st week of February, mass media focused on China’s tally and screening at airports. In India, the first COVID case was reported in Kerala on January 30, 2020.[5] Meanwhile, mass media started promoting hand hygiene and other preventive measures. The WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. From this day, media started constant reporting on COVID which created anxiety among the public, leading to impulsive buying of hand sanitizers, face masks, and daily need products. Simultaneously, media started covering the shortage of personal protective equipments (PPE) for health care workers. This coverage helped in putting masks and sanitizers under the essential commodities act.[6] On March 22, #jantacurfew, India observed Janta (People) curfew the whole day and beat thali (plate) at 5’o clock in support of a call from the Prime Minister of India.[7] This was to boost the morale of many health workers, but also negative words spread that we do not need clapping but masks and PPE kits #INDIAFIGHTSCORONA. These reports helped the government in decision making for manufacturing PPE kits. On March 25, India entered into 21-day lockdown period, and most popular trend on Twitter was #coronaviruslockdown or #stayhomeindia. During the starting period, everyone was motivated to try different things at home, and even media reported about social distancing practices followed by the public; however, the motivation was down by the time as some misinformation was floated like Indians are more immune to the virus; few people were following sadhus who were promoting drinking cow urine.[8] This news was further suppressed as Indian singer Kanika Kapoor was the highlight for spreading the disease by attending a party and meeting many celebrities at luck now on March 15. On April 5, media became a part of the festivity by switching off residential lights for 9 min and light a candle or Diya on their balconies. #9baje9min. Along with all these, some media platforms showed the hotspots and the COVID condition of Italy. Footages of people falling on the streets, overburdened hospitals, and dead bodies in the churches showed that the problem may worsen in future if the adequate preventive measure is not taken. In April, a gathering in Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz (center) in India reported a number of its members to test positive for COVID.[9] At the end of the first lockdown on April 14, 2020, the #lockdown two started. Social media was flooded with trolls about the new task. Soon, it shifted to migrant workers traveling hundreds of miles to reach their homes amid lockdown. The media coverage helped the laborers for starting special trains called “Shramik express.” After being in lockdown for over a month, media showed photos and footages of a clean environment and clean air. The low movement of automobiles and closed factories improved the environment by 60–65%.[10] In May, America became the new hotspot of the virus after Italy. Media showed the protests of Americans against the extended lockdown. Along with this, all internet platforms start showing India’s status of coronavirus in the small box on almost every website. There were miscommunication and misunderstanding about the guidelines and relaxations during different phases of lockdown like night curfew timings and which institution/industry will remain open during the lockdown. Here, media played an important role in asking questions to the public officials for more clarity on various platforms. Over time, corona took a side seat on media, and the lead was taken by the India China border conflict at Galwan valley, showing satellite images of the army position over there. #GALWAN.[11]
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Media has been very helpful in this lockdown due to corona virus. It helped us to be in contact with our relatives and dear ones from home , safe and sound. It helped us to gain the current information about the whole world through it.
It had some side effects but it's uses where far greater. It had helped a lot in the development of technology in our country, as online classes organised for children's, many people learnt to communicate online, many things such as banking, financing, and shopping where done online by even the illiterate. It gave a hint how the world will be in future. With it many lives saved, and there was basically small amount of depressed people .
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