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How my five-month old and I fought COVID

May 13, 2021

ndia’s second wave has not spared children. This is the story of how I fought the virus with my 5-month old son who also tested positive. The first wave of the...

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Is India’s COVID testing falling behind?

May 7, 2021

As the country reels under a catastrophic second wave of COVID infections, its testing capacity is struggling to catch up. The race to overtake the infection...

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Videos promoting COVID-19 conspiracies are re-emerging despite a crackdown

April 9, 2021

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A year after the pandemic, the conspiracy theory that coronavirus is a hoax and that Bill Gates and Dr Fauci are behind it is again gaining popularity...

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What data says about India’s COVID vaccinations

March 19, 2021

As of March 17, more than 6.5 million people have been fully vaccinated in India, with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. And that’s a meagre 0.47 per cent of...

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No, incense sticks do not ward off Covid-19

February 15, 2021

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A popular YouTube channel claims that smouldering incense sticks can ward off coronavirus and that there is no need to get vaccinated for coronavirus as the...

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How the pandemic failed to change us

January 21, 2021

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Irrespective of the continuing COVID-19 cases, deaths, sufferings, and social inequalities of those affected, we are behaviourally tuned to fight, stigmatise...

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Post about vaccines containing toxic levels of ingredients is misleading

January 19, 2021

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The substances listed in the social media post are present in certain vaccines but medical research suggests the levels are not harmful. A post has been shared...

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Can red ant chutney cure Coronavirus?

January 9, 2021

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Multiple Facebook posts claim that red ant chutney (sauce) is the divine medicine for coronavirus. We fact-checked the claim and found the origin of this...

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No, ‘virus shutout necklaces’ cannot protect you from coronavirus

November 21, 2020

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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim more lives, more and more products are popping up falsely claiming to prevent the disease. One of those products...

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Home-made herbal concoctions cannot cure coronavirus

November 13, 2020

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A youtube video shared hundreds of times advises how an herbal concoction of senna leaves and ginger can cure coronavirus but the claim is not true. After...