Analysing social media response to COVID-19 misinformation

July 5, 2020

Social media platforms are under constant pressure to regulate misinformation. We analysed how the three most popular social media platforms are tackling fake...

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Unravelling the second wave of COVID-19 in South Korea

July 3, 2020

South Korea’s fight against COVID-19 had been commendable, with active case and fatality numbers dwindling towards the end of April. However, the second wave...

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How much are Asian countries spending on COVID-19?

July 3, 2020

Governments across Asia have rolled out economic packages to boost their health infrastructure in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a comparative...

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Making sense of Pakistan’s high daily positivity rate

June 26, 2020

Is the spike in positive cases only because of increased testing? At 0.13 tests per thousand people, the WHO recommends that Pakistan increase its testing...

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No, washing hands with lemon will not protect you from Covid-19

June 18, 2020

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 10 fake claims citing the medicinal properties of lemon or drinking hot lemon juice or mixing lemon with soda...

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32 and counting

June 18, 2020

In India, 32 doctors have lost their lives so far in the battle against COVID-19. Most of them were catering to the needs of patients during the pandemic. The...

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Trends in Covid-19 misinformation in India

June 12, 2020

Amid an unprecedented global health crisis, health journalists faced a double whammy – one to report effectively on the pandemic and the other to fight the...

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Missing COVID-19 deaths in India

June 11, 2020

While data from the Health Ministry of India suggest that the national recovery rate has reached 92% and the case fatality rate is down to 1·49%, experts have...

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Why getting COVID bed in Delhi is nightmare

June 9, 2020

Hospitals in India’s national capital, Delhi, are running out of beds, and a surge in COVID-19 positive patients is complicating the problem even further...