Celebs join the COVID-19 fight by telling billions to stay home

Say what you will about celebrity influencers. They are using social media to tell millions of followers to stay home and “wash your hands.”

Taking a break from vanity and self-branding (well, sort of), influencers have answered the call by the United Nations to use their platforms to promote public health messages to help contain the spread of COVID-19.

Everyone is using social media to endure social distancing and remind family and friends to stay healthy. But not everyone has 172 million Instagram followers like pop star Selena Gomez, whose video demonstrating a proper handwash has more than 5.5 million views since March 21.

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Alright, here’s my #SafeHands Challenge ? thanks @ariannahuff! I now challenge @iamcardib, @gigihadid and @oliviawilde hope everyone is staying safe inside! PS -I had to redo this video so many times. best I got

A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Mar 21, 2020 at 4:05pm PDT

CreatorIQ, an agency that helps companies create branded campaigns with influencers, recently studied Instagram traffic around COVID-19 hashtags.

As reported by the website Tubefilter, influencers published more than 800,000 posts about the outbreak since it was first reported in January. The total number of interactions exceeded 2.9 billion.

More than half of those posts carried public service announcements and other safety information.

The agency also tracked the top hashtags since March 31. They are: #coronavirus, 466,000 posts, 1.9 billion interactions; #covid19, 219,000 posts, 684 million interactions; #stayhome, 173,000 posts, 284 million interactions; #who, 133,000 posts, 635 million interactions; #staysafe, 83,000 posts, 232.1 million interactions; and #socialdistancing, 81,000 posts, 147.3 million interactions.

Below are posts from Instagram, Twitter and YouTube to show how influencers are spreading the message about COVID-19.

Seth Phillips, dude with sign

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A post shared by Seth (@dudewithsign) on Mar 2, 2020 at 2:37pm PST

Model Kendall Jenner

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i miss my friends ? the sooner we quarantine, the sooner we can get back to our peoples again

A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner) on Mar 23, 2020 at 9:09pm PDT

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo

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In this difficult moment for the whole world, let’s be thankful for the things that matter – our health, our family, our loved ones. Stay home and let’s help all the health workers out there fighting to save lives. #stayhomesavelives

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Mar 30, 2020 at 5:58am PDT

Actress Téa Leoni

Please #stayhome. pic.twitter.com/GonGyJR5ib

— Téa Leoni (@TeaLeoni) April 3, 2020

Tennis star Stan Wawrinka

Workout done Can I start preparing the weekend BBQ & Cocktails now ? #quarantineworkout #bbq #cocktails #StanTheMan #StayHome #StaySafe #StayHealthy #sendinglove pic.twitter.com/xYSUDwxGxM

— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) April 3, 2020

Wes P, finalist France’s Got Talent

【5 corona beer challenge with nipple】#StayHome pic.twitter.com/En3Lr9GiVO

— ウエスP(Wes-P／Mr Uekusa) BGT2018&AGT2018 (@uespiiiiii) April 3, 2020

Disco queen Gloria Gaynor

Source: Tubefilter