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Claim- A widely circulated video on social media claims that Covid19 is a bacteria & which can be treated with aspirin FactCheck- This is a Fake News Coronavirus is a virus and there is no specific medicinal cure available yet. 

Based on available data, the COVID 19 Solidarity Trial Data Safety & Monitoring Committee recommended there are no reasons to modify the trial protocol. The Executive Group endorsed the continuation of all arms of the Trial, including the use of hydroxychloroquine

From 01.06.2020 ●Within Containment Zones, #Lockdown restrictions to continue till 30.06.2020 ●#Unlock1 All activities to be relaxed in a phased manner outside containment zones, as per @MoHFW_INDIA guidelines ●States may impose restrictions/prohibit activities as per assessment.

A NewIndianXpress article CLAIMs: the increasing number of HCWs getting infected with the virus at AIIMS & administration is not worried about the safety Reality: INCORRECT! More than 95% of staff who tested COVID+ve didn't have any evidence of transmission from patient care activities.

Claim: 50 healthcare staff at AIIMS tested Covid+ve as  masks/PPEs don't meet standard Reality- INCORRECT! Masks&PPEs meet MohFW_India standards;Evaluated & certifications verified by AIIMS committee: 95%+ve cases did not have any evidence of transmission from patient care. 

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     Let’s spread facts, not fear about COVID-19 Let’s spread facts, not fear about COVID19.  Let’s spread facts, not fear about COVID19. 

Wearing a mask can significantly reduce coronavirus transmission, study on hamsters claims KEY POINTS The study was released Sunday by the department of microbiology at The University of Hong Kong Local media reports stated it will be published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases medical journal, suggesting it is yet to be peer-reviewed. As the debate over the effectiveness of wearing masks during a pandemic continues, a new study gives weight to arguments by medical professionals and government leaders that wearing a mask does indeed reduce virus transmission — and dramatically so.  Experiments by a team in Hong Kong found that the coronavirus' transmission rate via respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by as much as 75% when surgical masks were used.  The findings implied to the world and the public is that the effectiveness of mask-wearing against the coronavirus pandemic is huge," Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, a leading microbiologist from Hong Kong University who helpe...

COVID-19 Do you clean food items bought from the market to remove the COVID19 virus? No need, says WHO , the virus does not spread through food or packaging

fact check Spraying people with disinfectants to kill a virus may appear to be a good idea in movies? But WHO does not recommend such spraying