Hashtag summaries of #COVID19UK tweets, 20 Mar-21 May 2020, based on 195,376 tweets, 71,370 tweeters, 535,140 RTs

One using number of tweets posted - animated version here: https://wordart.com/hr4aapp6rf5j/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-tweets-20-mar-21-may-by-gmacscotland

The other using number of RTs received: https://wordart.com/2g09ioxjh9no/covid19uk--%20top%201000%20hashtags%2C%20by%20retweets%2020%20mar-21%20may.%20by%20%40gmacscotland

#COVID19 #NHS

Visual diary of UK during #COVID19 lockdown using #COVID19UK tweets

Lockdown started evening 23 Mar
Period captured here=20-23 March inclusive

#NHS
#CommunitySpirit
#TogetherWeCan
#BBC

Animated versions

Tweets https://wordart.com/atjth20gccoo/covid19uk--%20top%201000%20hashtags%20prelockdown%2C%20by%20tweets%2020-23%20mar

Retweets https://wordart.com/4ixwibosh4qq/covid19uk--%20top%201000%20hashtags%20prelockdown%2C%20by%20retweets%2020-23%20mar

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#COVID19VisualDiary: First full week of COVID19 #lockdown in UK (hashtags in #COVID19UK tweets 24-30 March inclusive)

#NHS
#StayHomeSaveLives
#FlattenTheCurve

Animated versions:
Tweets: https://wordart.com/1fwibs0r8fpw/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-tweets-24-30-march-inclusive

Retweets: https://wordart.com/k5yz0kkfv3cm/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-retweets-24-30-march-inclusive

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Week 2 of #COVID19VisualDiary (31 Mar - 6 Apr)

#StayHomeSaveLives dominant, to help #FlattenTheCurve & #NHS
Calls for #PPE
Questions about other UK Gov spending plans
Some crazy conspiracy stories

Animated for tweets https://wordart.com/jnmzaaw79r4b/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-tweets-31-mar-6-apr-inclusive and https://wordart.com/oz06rb0mx45h/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-retweets-31-mar-to-6-apr-inclusive

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This #COVID19VisualDiary thread is based on data imported using @mhawksey's free TAGS tool: https://tags.hawksey.info/get-tags/ 

I then imported the tweet IDs into NodeXL (it makes identifying individual hashtags very easy):
https://www.smrfoundation.org/ 

Overall there were 51,677 hashtags used

Top 30 #COVID19UK tweets during UK lockdown appear to include just 3 public sector workers (speech language therapist @lwilliamson89,
doctor & Honorary Vice President of
@TheBMA @kailashchandobe, & SLT/ teacher @mrhtheteacher)

Enjoyed @1scottishbanter's tweet too!

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Week 3 of #COVID19VisualDiary through lens of #COVID19UK tweets (7-13 April)

Boris Johnson was very ill
Continued support for NHS workers
Concern about prisoners e.g. Julian Assange case

Animated by tweets https://wordart.com/2iqqanlfa8nz/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-tweets-7-13-apr-inclusive and retweets https://wordart.com/5t15bmeaqtur/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-retweets-7-13-apr-inclusive

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Week 4 of #COVID19VisualDiary - #COVID19UK tweets 14-20 April

Big stories: #PPE, #NHS & #CareHomes & other front-line workers e.g. bus drivers

Big tweet re #C4News: https://twitter.com/ij851227/status/1250493442813132801

Tweets https://wordart.com/iwxctvuhkaa1/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-tweets-14-20-apr-inclusive

Retweets https://wordart.com/k44j7hkilxmh/covid19uk-top-1000-hashtags-by-retweets-14-20-apr-inclusive

More tomorrow

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Apologies - I hadn't realised that the animated WordArt summaries in this thread linked to commercial content (my 1st time with this tool)

I have updated 24-30 March summary to link directly to Twitter so you can see tweets in map.

https://twitter.com/gmacscotland/status/1264222856923295747

I'll update rest ASAP