VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pre-pandemic photos of Visayas, Mindanao used to contrast current Luzon lockdown
The photos of people swimming and frolicking on the beach in the central and southern regions are misleading.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Payo ni Panelo na pagmumumog ng tubig na may asin maaaring makaiwas sa COVID nakaliligaw
Nakapanlilinlang ang ipinahiwatig ni Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo na maaaring maiwasan na mahawahan ng SARS-CoV-2, ang virus na sanhi ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), sa pamamagitan ng pagmumumog ng tubig na may asin.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Panelo misleads in suggesting gargling with salt water can prevent COVID infection
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo misleadingly implied that a person may prevent getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by gargling with salt and water.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mali si Sotto; HINDI martial law sa Singapore
Sa pagkukumpara ng pagsunod ng mga mamamayan sa Pilipinas sa mga kalapit na bansa kaugnay ng mga coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocol, mali ang naging pahayag ni Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III na ang Singapore ay nasa ilalim ng martial law.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sotto is wrong; Singapore NOT under martial law
In comparing the compliance of citizens in the Philippines with those of its neighboring countries on following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health protocols, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III erroneously claimed that Singapore is under martial law.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang aasahan sa sandaling mailabas ang mga bakuna sa COVID-19
Herd immunity — ang hindi direktang proteksyon ng populasyon mula sa isang nakahahawang sakit — ang target ng karamihan ng mga gobyerno, kabilang ang Pilipinas, na umaasang makamit sa loob ng isa hanggang dalawang taon sa pamamagitan ng pagbabakuna laban sa COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What to expect once the COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out
Herd immunity ー the indirect protection from an infectious disease among the population ー is the goal that most governments, including the Philippines, hope to achieve in one to two years’ time through vaccination against COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No, domestic travel to and from NCR is NOT suspended
The image was an altered screenshot of a March 12, 2020 FB post of Inquirer.net temporarily prohibiting domestic travel in and out of Metro Manila to curb the spread of COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang kinakailangan para maging ‘handa’ sa pag roll out ng COVID-19 vaccine
Ang kauna-unahang bakuna laban sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa Pilipinas ay opisyal na pinamahalaan sa Philippine General Hospital (PGH) at limang iba pang mga referral hospital sa Metro Manila noong Marso 1.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What it takes to be ‘ready’ to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines
The very first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines were officially administered at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and five other referral hospitals in Metro Manila on March 1.