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If the antiviral drug Favipiravir is administered as soon as the Covid-19 symptoms appear, the patient becomes healthy immediately.
Health-General Health-Covid

If the antiviral drug Favipiravir is administered as soon as the Covid-19 symptoms appear, the patient becomes healthy immediately.
True: Telangana government has issued an ordinance to impose cuts to pensioners and government employees' salaries.
Health-General Politics-Policy

True: Telangana government has issued an ordinance to impose cuts to pensioners and government employees' salaries.
True: China is collecting DNA samples for surveillance.
Health-General Events-General Politics-Policy

True: China is collecting DNA samples for surveillance.
Partly_True: Using hand sanitizer for 50 to 60 days increases the chances of getting cancer and skin diseases.
Health-General

Partly_True: Using hand sanitizer for 50 to 60 days increases the chances of getting cancer and skin diseases.
Partly_True: A pregnant elephant in Kerala died after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered by a man exploded in her mouth when she chomped on it.
Health-General

Partly_True: A pregnant elephant in Kerala died after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered by a man exploded in her mouth when she chomped on it.
True: Congo has witnessed 11 outbreaks of Ebola.
Health-General

True: Congo has witnessed 11 outbreaks of Ebola.
False: Boris Johnson refused 50,000 ventilators offered by the European Commission.
Health-General Geopolitical-General

False: Boris Johnson refused 50,000 ventilators offered by the European Commission.
False: Hantavirus came about in March 2020.
Health-General

False: Hantavirus came about in March 2020.
True: A one-legged Canadian cancer patient ran across Canada for 143 days before dying.
Health-General Events-General

True: A one-legged Canadian cancer patient ran across Canada for 143 days before dying.
False: There is hysteria during the current outbreak of coronavirus, whereas people were calm and collected during the H1N1 outbreak during Obama's presidency.
Health-General Politics-General

False: There is hysteria during the current outbreak of coronavirus, whereas people were calm and collected during the H1N1 outbreak during Obama's presidency.
False: Kalonji seeds can cure COVID-19.
Health-General Health-Covid

False: Kalonji seeds can cure COVID-19.
False: The medicinal plant Andrographis paniculate is an effective medicine to stop COVID-19.
Health-General Health-Covid

False: The medicinal plant Andrographis paniculate is an effective medicine to stop COVID-19.
False: Bisleri mineral water is safe for drinking.
Health-General

False: Bisleri mineral water is safe for drinking.
Misleading: People in India are bathing in cow dung claiming it cures coronavirus.
Health-General Health-Covid

Misleading: People in India are bathing in cow dung claiming it cures coronavirus.
True: False widow spiders are one of 15 spider species living in the UK which can bite humans.
Health-General

True: False widow spiders are one of 15 spider species living in the UK which can bite humans.
False: The man behind Hydroxychloroquine is a well-known Indian Scientist Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray.
Health-General Health-Covid

False: The man behind Hydroxychloroquine is a well-known Indian Scientist Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray.
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