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NEWSWHIP RESEARCH CENTER Coronavirus (COVID-19) Singapore | March 27 - April 2
COVID-19 | SINGAPORE March 27 - April 2
Table of
contents
• Peak engagement
(slide 3)
• Top websites
(slide 5)
• Top stories
(slide 7)
• Daily themes
(slide 9)
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COVID-19 | SINGAPORE Peak engagement
COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article engagement over time
Peak
engagement Engagement from March 27 - April 2
800K
Sunday, March 29 had the Singaporean
most engagement from 700K publishers
articles that published about mentioning the
600K
COVID-19. This was due to a coronavirus:
family video going viral 500K
showing parents waving 10,390
articles
400K
goodbye as their child was
whisked away by an 300K
ambulance.
200K 3.4 million
• Throughout the week
engagement tended to 100K engagements
decrease with COVID-19
0K
stories in comparison to the Mar-27 Mar-28 Mar-29 Mar-30 Mar-31 Apr-1 Apr-2
previous week.COVID-19 | SINGAPORE Top websites
COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Top websites publishing articles this week (by engagement)
Top websites # Website Top Headline
Total
Engagements
Total
Articles
Malaysian doctor, wife and 5 children test positive for
1 channelnewsasia.com 1,275,307 868
Large news outlets such as COVID-19
Coronavirus: Netherlands recalls defective masks
Channel News Asia, the 2 straitstimes.com
imported from China
991,402 1,295
Straits Times, and Mothership Clap from your windows at 8pm, Mar. 30, to show
3 mothership.sg 319,050 147
tended to generate the most support for frontline workers in S’pore
Young Boy With Covid-19 Bids Parents Tearful Goodbye
engagement. 4 mustsharenews.com
While Walking Towards Waiting Ambulance
211,721 66
Covid-19: ICA cancels passport of Singapore citizen for
• The Ministry of Health 5 todayonline.com
breaching stay-home notice
194,195 3,706
rounded out the top ten list. After 13 days in ICU, Case 119 finally won his battle
6 asiaone.com 54,015 437
The MOH posted 14 against coronavirus
China reopens food markets after declaring victory
announcements this week,
7 theonlinecitizen.com against COVID-19 virus; food markets still selling bats - 40,259 115
unfortunately due to the rise The Online Citizen
in infections and stricter BREAKING NEWS: Japan comedian Ken Shimura dies
8 kyodonews.net 36,709 79
after coronavirus infection
social distancing measures
S’pore Has a ‘Clap for #SGUnited’ for COVID-19 & It’ll
9 goodyfeed.com 36,367 78
introduced this week. Occur Tonight (30 Mar) at 8pm
FIVE MORE CASES DISCHARGED; 74 NEW CASES OF
10 moh.gov.sg 34,441 14
COVID-19 INFECTION CONFIRMEDCOVID-19 | SINGAPORE Top stories
COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Top websites publishing articles this week (by engagement)
Top stories # Website Headline
Total
Engagements
1 mustsharenews.com Young Boy With Covid-19 Bids Parents Tearful Goodbye 138,370
This was the week that While Walking Towards Waiting Ambulance
Singapore exceeded 1,000 2 channelnewsasia.com Malaysian doctor, wife and 5 children test positive for 71,903
COVID-19 infections. COVID-19
3 straitstimes.com Coronavirus: Netherlands recalls defective masks imported 61,100
The most engaged story from China
focused on an intimate 4 straitstimes.com German minister commits suicide after 'coronavirus crisis 60,591
worries'
portrayal of a family sending
5 channelnewsasia.com Talk like Doraemon': Malaysian ministry issues tips for wives 58,456
their child, alone, by during COVID-19 movement control order
ambulance to the hospital for 6 straitstimes.com Coronavirus cases in S'pore hit 1,000 with 74 new patients; 55,330
treatment. 10 cases from old folks' home, including a 102-year-old
7 channelnewsasia.com ICA cancels Singaporean's passport for breaching stay-home 52,615
• Quite a few of the top notice
stories focused on families 8 mothership.sg Clap from your windows at 8pm, Mar. 30, to show support 39,450
affected by the coronavirus, for frontline workers in S’pore
including a doctor and 9 straitstimes.com 70-year-old Singaporean man dies from Covid-19 35,456
complications; third such death in Singapore
government advice directed
10 channelnewsasia.com Singapore reports 49 new COVID-19 cases, new cluster at 35,396
at wives sheltering in place. SingPost CentreCOVID-19 | SINGAPORE Day-by-day
COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Friday
Friday,
March 27 Singaporean publishers
mentioning the
Stricter social distancing rules coronavirus:
went into effect, with offenses
punishable with a fine up to 1,775
$10,000 or up to six months articles
in prison.
• The Straits Times’ version 631k
of the story had 60k
engagements but there engagements
were several other stories
that emphasized the
consequences for
intentional offenders.COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Saturday
Saturday,
March 28 Singaporean publishers
mentioning the
Frontline healthcare workers coronavirus:
were the focus of the top
story from Saturday. 1,063
• A few other articles articles
highlighted world news such
a British officials testing
440k
positive and Italy’s rising
death toll. engagementsCOVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Sunday
Sunday,
March 29 Singaporean publishers
News engagement was high on
mentioning the
Sunday as Singapore’s coronavirus:
COVID-19 cases exceeded 800
infections.
877
• The top article from Must Share
articles
News highlighted a video
showing a youth leaving to get
733k
treatment at a hospital, which
had more than 138k engagements
engagements.
• The Netherlands’ recall of
defective masks from China
and the news of a German
minister’s suicide were also
engaging stories in world news.COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Monday
Monday,
March 30 Singaporean publishers
mentioning the
Compared to the previous day, coronavirus:
engagement decreased
significantly. Articles about 1,405
COVID-19 tended to focus on
global events.
articles
• CNA’s article about India’s
handling of COVID-19 401k
infections, which was the top engagements
news of the day, generated
fewer than 25k engagements.
• There were also a few stories
about new clusters of
infections arising in
Singapore.COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Tuesday
Tuesday,
March 31 Singaporean publishers
mentioning the
There was slightly more coronavirus:
engagement with stories from
Tuesday, however, the top 1,765
news was about messaging
that caused offense.
articles
• CNA’s story on the Malaysian
Women and Family Ministry’s 461k
guidelines to wives sheltering engagements
in place had more than 58k
engagements. The advice
was deemed oppressive and
objectifying by social media
users. As such, the content
was removed by the ministry
by the next day.COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Wednesday
Wednesday,
April 1 Singaporean publishers
mentioning the
The infection rate in coronavirus:
Singapore was the main story
after it was revealed the 1,731
country was facing its one articles
thousandth case.
• The top article from The 452k
Straits Times had more than
54k engagements. engagements
• Continuing with themes of
social distancing, other top
articles highlighted staying
at home.COVID-19 | SINGAPORE COVID-19
Article themes from Thursday
Thursday,
April 2 Singaporean publishers
mentioning the
The fourth death from coronavirus:
COVID-19 in Singapore was
the top article on Thursday. 1,768
• Generally, articles focused articles
on new cases in Singapore.
• News of Philippine 321k
President Duterte granting engagements
police and military
personnel permission to
shoot those who violate the
nationwide lockdown was
also mentioned frequently.NEWSWHIP RESEARCH CENTER Thank you!
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