Average daily number of tweets about COVID-19 from India jumped 7X in April-May: Twitter
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Twitter said the average daily number of tweets about COVID-19 from India increased by 7X during April-May this year as compared to the February-March period. Social media emerged as a lifeline for many during the deadly second wave of the pandemic with people turning to platforms like Twitter and Facebook with SOS calls as they looked for resources like oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, plasma donors, and ventilators.