VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on PH having ‘fewer’ COVID-19 cases vs Italy MISLEADING
Comparing countries that have a disparity in COVID-19 testing is not the proper way, says a health practitioner.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post on arrest of ‘man behind COVID-19’ NOT TRUE
The report makes no mention of the disease.
The transformation of Metro Manila in the time of COVID-19
More and more, President Duterte is giving the uniformed personnel a bigger role in the implementation of the Luzon-wide lockdown he imposed beginning March 16 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus that has rampaging in all parts of the world claiming lives of hundreds of thousands. In the thousands have been afflicted. While over 600 have recovered, more than 500 have died.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE ‘WHO protocol’ on lockdown in India reaches PH
The WHO has called the viral post “baseless and fake.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte repeats false claim that PH was ‘first’ to impose COVID lockdown in Asia
President Rodrigo Duterte repeated his erroneous claim that the Philippines was the first to impose a “lockdown” in Asia to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Salt water steam DOES NOT kill coronavirus
Inhaling extremely hot steam has a risk of burn injury, WHO adds.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Electricity from Meralco NOT FREE for March, April
Meralco customers will still pay for their March and April consumptions, but in four installments.
The science behind COVID-19 testing
Many have grown to see testing as a panacea: roll it out massively and everything else should follow. There’s no denying that testing plays a central role in controlling the pandemic, but there is cause to stay level-headed about what it can and can’t do.
‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded:’What Covid-19 testing requires
For a couple of weeks two months ago, even as SARS-CoV-2 rampaged across the globe, all seemed right in the Philippines. Today, easily more than 5,000 people have tested positive for the virus all over the country and at least 300 have lost their lives. The tallies are expected to worsen in the coming weeks.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts claiming PH has ‘approved’ COVID-19 cure FALSE
The FDA debunked the claim. Its chief also said the drug has no application for registration yet.
