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True: Prince Charles has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Health-Covid Health-Covid

True: Prince Charles has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
False: Many Italians in Northern Italy sold their leather goods and textiles companies to China and Italy then allowed 100,000 Chinese workers from Wuhan/Wenzhou to move to Italy with direct Wuhan flights resulting in Northern Italy becoming Europe’s hotspot for the coronavirus.
Economics-Business Health-Covid Economics-Business Health-Covid

False: Many Italians in Northern Italy sold their leather goods and textiles companies to China and Italy then allowed 100,000 Chinese workers from Wuhan/Wenzhou to move to Italy with direct Wuhan flights resulting in Northern Italy becoming Europe’s hotspot for the coronavirus.
False: The coronavirus outbreak is fake and what is happening in Wuhan is a huge mishap that the Chinese government had planned.
Conspiracies-General Geopolitical-General Health-Covid

False: The coronavirus outbreak is fake and what is happening in Wuhan is a huge mishap that the Chinese government had planned.
True: The Government of India has asked state governments to enforce work-from-home for private-sector employees except those working in emergency/essential services.
Events-Humanitarian Health-Covid

True: The Government of India has asked state governments to enforce work-from-home for private-sector employees except those working in emergency/essential services.
Misleading: "Last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu and it averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year, and at the moment there were 546 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, with 22 deaths," tweeted Donald Trump.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Misleading: "Last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu and it averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year, and at the moment there were 546 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, with 22 deaths," tweeted Donald Trump.
False: A patient consulted Dr. Udwadia at Hinduja Hospital but did not disclose his trip to Dubai and has infected around 55 staff members at the hospital.
Economics-Business Health-Covid

False: A patient consulted Dr. Udwadia at Hinduja Hospital but did not disclose his trip to Dubai and has infected around 55 staff members at the hospital.
True: Dr Ramesh Gupta's zoology book does not mention a cure for the novel coronavirus infection.
Health-Covid Health-Covid

True: Dr Ramesh Gupta's zoology book does not mention a cure for the novel coronavirus infection.
False: Hand sanitisers are ineffective against COVID-19.
Health-General Health-Covid Health-General Health-Covid

False: Hand sanitisers are ineffective against COVID-19.
False: Coronavirus is a huge problem but the Modi government is in a stupor, claims former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Health-Covid Politics-General

False: Coronavirus is a huge problem but the Modi government is in a stupor, claims former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Misleading: Schools in Mumbai will stay closed till 29 March 2020.
Events-General Health-Covid

Misleading: Schools in Mumbai will stay closed till 29 March 2020.
Misleading: 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu in 2018-19.
Health-Covid Politics-General

Misleading: 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu in 2018-19.
False: Jio is offering free recharge worth Rs 498 to its users until 31 March 2020.
Economics-Business Health-Covid

False: Jio is offering free recharge worth Rs 498 to its users until 31 March 2020.
False: Indian tea has all the chemicals such as methylxanthines, theobromine and theophylline present in it which can cure COVID-19.
Health-Covid

False: Indian tea has all the chemicals such as methylxanthines, theobromine and theophylline present in it which can cure COVID-19.
True: President Trump insulted a reporter for asking him what he would like to say to Americans who are scared amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Health-Covid Politics-General

True: President Trump insulted a reporter for asking him what he would like to say to Americans who are scared amid the coronavirus pandemic.
True: According to data from several quarantine facilities in Wuhan, up to 10 per cent of patients discharged from hospitals after a few weeks had tested positive again for the coronavirus and were being isolated.
Health-Covid

True: According to data from several quarantine facilities in Wuhan, up to 10 per cent of patients discharged from hospitals after a few weeks had tested positive again for the coronavirus and were being isolated.
Misleading: Life of the novel coronavirus is 12 hours.
Health-Covid

Misleading: Life of the novel coronavirus is 12 hours.
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