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Here's what Google’s search trend data can tell us about the spread of COVID-19

After the company announced it would extend its coronavirus work-from-home order until summer 2021, a  Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC2W1I96ZPVR

Over the past decade, epidemiologists have connected users’ searches to incidences of food poisoning, Lyme disease, and flu. Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Alexandra Ossola
Features Editor, Futurism
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