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Prepared with commentary by Igordebraga
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The official data is still down, so through other tools we compiled a list with people worried either about COVID-19 or the upcoming election.
Rank | Article | Class | Views | Image | About |
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1 | 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak | ![]() |
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The article is now 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, showing how widespread the disease has gotten since it originated in China. |
2 | 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries | ![]() |
2.331.572 | ![]() |
The Republicans just went for a possible Trump re-election, so the Democrats instead are having a tight race, that after Super Tuesday (#4), has only three candidates left: #5, #7, and #23. |
3 | Coronavirus | ![]() |
2.106.989 | ![]() |
The specific strain of this type of virus currently causing panic worldwide (#1) was known as 2019-nCoV and is now Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). |
4 | Super Tuesday | ![]() |
1.356.307 | ![]() |
11 states held their primaries (#2) on March 3, most of whom were won by Joe Biden, Barack Obama's vice president who previously served as Senator for Delaware. |
5 | Joe Biden | ![]() |
1.086.375 | ||
6 | 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak by country and territory | ![]() |
1.071.108 | ![]() |
#1 started in China, and has gone onto over 100 countries (including the Vatican - see #10 as for why). The list also includes a cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, which had 696 cases (7 of them fatal) and is currently quarantined following an evacuation in the coast of Japan. |
7 | Bernie Sanders | ![]() |
985.977 | ![]() |
After losing the Democratic presidential spot to Hillary Clinton in 2016, the Vermont Senator is currently trying again against #5. |
8 | The Invisible Man (2020 film) | ![]() |
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Without the classic look seen to the left (that certainly would help avoid getting infected in times of our #1!) or previously attached star Johnny Depp, The Invisible Man was brought back in a cheaply made and highly effective thriller that got glowing reviews and already made over $100 million worldwide. |
9 | Spanish flu | ![]() |
773.875 | ![]() |
Over a hundred years ago, another virus (the H1N1, which struck again in 2009) wiped out huge portions of the world population, and reportedly started in Europe - though not in Spain, that got the name because unlike other countries they didn't care if reporting on the deaths would be bad for morale. The current pandemic (#1) had its first major outbreak out of Asia in Italy, which is currently only behind disease source China. |
10 | 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Italy | ![]() |
754.327 | ![]() | |
11 | Deaths in 2020 | ![]() |
739.351 | ![]() |
Close the doors, put out the light You know they won't be home tonight... |
12 | Coronavirus disease 2019 | ![]() |
716.921 | ![]() |
Turning Wikipedia into WebMD, readers also went to see what exactly COVID-19 (#1 et al.) causes - it's a cold that can evolve into pneumonia or worse. |
13 | Michael Bloomberg | ![]() |
704.072 | ![]() |
The billionaire ex-mayor of New York spent a record $500 million to become the presidential candidate (#2), only to withdraw following the Super Tuesday (#4). The only place where he won was American Samoa! |
14 | The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez | ![]() |
654.820 | If diseases and politics aren't horrific enough for you, there's always this Netflix documentary series about an eight year old who was abused and murdered. | |
15 | Elizabeth Warren | ![]() |
593.590 | ![]() |
One day after our #13 quit the Democratic race (#2), this senator from Massachusetts also left. |
16 | Katy Perry | ![]() |
556.782 | ![]() |
And for happier news, a couple with peaks in different decades (Perry's music in the 2010s, Bloom's movies in the 2000s) confirmed to be expecting a baby together. |
17 | Orlando Bloom | ![]() |
512.332 | ![]() | |
18 | 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States | ![]() |
493.734 | ![]() |
Over a thousand cases, 41 of them fatal, of #1 have reached the USA. People rush to gather resources in fear of a quarantine, and many events ended up cancelled. |
19 | 2020 United States presidential election | ![]() |
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#2 is to choose whoever in November will follow Hillary Clinton in going up against #21. |
20 | Zhong Nanshan | ![]() |
435.195 | ![]() |
If the virus responsible for #1 is officially SARS 2, who better to become the leading advisor in managing the crisis than the Chinese epidemiologist and pulmonologist who dealt with the first SARS back in 2002-04? |
21 | Donald Trump | ![]() |
432.341 | ![]() |
Already guaranteed to run for re-election in November, the Tweeter-In-Chief probably owes his views to how he's handling #18, with demeaning and neglectful quotes all around. |
22 | Parasite (2019 film) | ![]() |
431.405 | ![]() |
Before South Korea became the fourth most affected country in our #1, they had a moment of happiness and pride with this movie becoming the first production not in English to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. |
23 | Tulsi Gabbard | ![]() |
431,057 | ![]() |
The Hawaiian representative has no chance on the race at #2, but she says she will remain for "an opportunity to speak to Americans every single day about the sea change we need in our foreign policy." |
24 | 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Germany | ![]() |
415,163 | ![]() |
Germany so far has weathered this virus like a champ, with just 52 deaths out of 18,000 cases. But, given Germany's linchpin position in the global economy, all anyone seems to want to talk about are the financial implications. |
25 | David Byrne | ![]() |
414.427 | ![]() |
"Psycho Killer", Qu'est-ce que c'est ?... The former leader of Talking Heads appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, accompanied by the Broadway cast of his musical American Utopia. |