Azim Premji has not donated $7.5 billion in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

March 31, 2020

A number of posts shared repeatedly on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook claim one of India’s richest man Azim Premji has donated INR 50,000 ($7.5 billion)...

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Covid-19 stage 2: India’s Containment Plan

March 31, 2020

India’s stringent measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak are being carefully orchestrated by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. A plan for...

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COVID-19: India goes into total lockdown

March 23, 2020

India is imposing tough measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak in the country. A total lockdown has been imposed on the entire nation, starting midnight on...

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In Iran, at least 44 people died from alcohol after corona virus cure rumour

March 11, 2020

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A rumour circulating in Iran that alcohol can treat coronavirus has so far led to 44 deaths after being poisoned by bootleg alcohol, the state-run IRNA news...

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COVID-19: China’s struggle with data

February 29, 2020

A global spike in new coronavirus, now officially known as Covid-19 is concerning and confusing. The figures don’t add up as there are a number of holes in the...

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Psychology of Misinformation: Insights from COVID-19

February 21, 2020

Medical misinformation has been studied extensively in health communication and cognitive psychology. Dr Debanjan Banerjee looks at various factors that...

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Coronavirus Outbreak: How an epidemic of misinformation spreads on China’s WeChat

February 11, 2020

From rumours to unscientific claims to dubious health advice to numerous conspiracy theories, China’s most popular messaging platform, WeChat is infested with...

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Buying grocery in a city gone quiet

February 6, 2020

Xiao Mo is a resident of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. She works in IT company in Shanghai and was visiting home...

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Why the Coronavirus crises is getting out of control in China?

February 5, 2020

Chinese journalist and HealthLEADS (formerly Health Analytics Asia) first-check member Qian Sun traces different shortcomings and deficiencies in China’s...