What are people searching for during the coronavirus pandemic?

Google trends offer a window into people’s minds – even more so during a crisis, finds Lucy Anna Gray

Healthcare workers in New York, which has become the epicentre of the virus (Christianne Calderon)

Amid the horrors of the Covid-19 outbreak, we have witnessed a sense of community blossom around the world.

And in this globally shared experience, our similarities have become more evident than ever before.

In my specific area of journalism – audience insights – I look closely at what people are interested in and how those trends develop. One way of doing so is monitoring what people are searching for on Google.