Figure 2 (IMAGE) Institute for Basic Science Caption The average percentage of positive and negative-related words in COVID-19–related conversations by country according to the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count dictionary. Credit Institute for Basic Science Usage Restrictions Attribution Required License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.