A message falsely touts ‘bacteria in buttermilk’ as Covid-19 cure

May 22, 2021

A WhatsApp message claiming bacteria present in buttermilk can fight Covid-19 effectively is false and has no scientific evidence to back up the claim. A...

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The week that shouldn’t have been

May 21, 2021

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Every member of a family across four different cities tested positive the same week, including an 80 year old grandmother, a five year old and a four year old...

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“We called ourselves the COVID Fighters, and never missed a session”

May 21, 2021

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A story of a community that fought COVID together, remotely Surbhi and her husband tested positive for COVID-19 in early May. A nuclear family of four...

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Scrambling for supplies

May 21, 2021

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A story of scrambling for resources for an ailing grandmother amidst Delhi’s huge shortage of oxygen, hospital beds and COVID medicines I woke up one Tuesday...

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What if?

May 21, 2021

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A story of personal loss and grief – what if things had gone differently? For almost his entire life, my elder brother hated hospitals, injections and...

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Let’s not forget periods in the pandemic

May 21, 2021

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May 28th will mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, our second year into the pandemic As I was scrolling down the messages on a family WhatsApp group, I saw that my...

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Finding hope in times of uncertainty

May 18, 2021

Simple practices to keep hope alive in hard times The human psyche thrives on finding certainty and security. These are essential for us to feel a sense of...

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Post claiming vaccinated people are more susceptible to COVID-19 variants is misleading

May 14, 2021

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Social media posts, based on a recent study conducted in Israel on the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on the South African variant of the coronavirus...

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There’s no scientific proof that alum water can cure COVID-19

May 12, 2021

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A video shared thousands of times claims that alum water can save people from contracting the deadly virus and make coronavirus patients healthy. The claim is...

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Real vs fake Remdesivir injections: Know the difference

May 12, 2021

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An injection named Covipri is circulating on social media, with many referring to it as the Remdesivir injection. Here’s all you need to know how to...