The role social media in developing citizen awareness of health precautions to avoid infection with the new coronavirus covid -19

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the contributions of social media to the development of citizen's awareness of health precautions for the emerging corona virus (Covid-19). The researcher used the quantitative statistical approach. An intentional sample of (338) singles was taken for virtual groups on the various social media: Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram. The study concluded that social media in general, and Facebook in particular, are the best alternative to traditional media that citizens rely on to a large extent for information about health precautions for the emerging corona virus. The study also found that social media strongly contributed to the development of citizen's awareness of the health precautions of the emerging corona virus, cognitively, emotionally and behaviorally. The study recommended that social media should be taken into account to obtain information regarding health precautions for the emerging corona virus