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How internet searches for stomach symptoms helped predict Covid-19 hot spots – The National
Patients with Covid-19 often report gastrointestinal symptoms and web search data can help identify hot spots four weeks earlier
Internet searches on gastrointestinal symptoms predicted a rise in Covid-19 cases weeks later, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found, demonstrating a novel early warning system for hot spots of the pandemic disease.
Researchers at the top-ranked hospital in Boston compared search interest in loss of taste and appetite, and diarrhea with the reported incidence of Covid-19 in 15 US states from January 20 to April 20.
Using Alphabets Google Trends online tool, they found the volume …
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