Coronavirus worry sparks searches for ‘prayer’ to skyrocket: ‘Religious coping’

Published March 30, 2020 3:49pm ET



Searches for “prayer” are skyrocketing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The report, by Jeanet Bentzen, an economist at the University of Copenhagen, found that in March 2020, searches for prayer hit the highest levels that they have in the past five years. Data from Google Analytics shows that the rise began early in the month, but did not begin to climb dramatically until the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11.

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