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Can Covid-19 hide under nails?
Verdict: Inconclusive Contacted for a comment, Mpilo Central Hospital Acting Chief Executive Officer, Professor Solwayo Ngwenya said the message was misleading. “It is a misleading statement. The correct thing is that the coronavirus can survive on hard surfaces…
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Is it true that Covid-19 PCR tests are prone to false positives?
Verdict: misleading A medical dictionary defines false positive as a result that indicates that a given condition is present when it is not while a false negative is a test result that erroneously excludes someone…
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Fact check: 30% of deliveries at Mpilo Hospital are by adolescents.
Claim: Adolescent girls aged between 12 and 16 years constitute 30 percent of deliveries at Mpilo Central Hospital. Source: An article published in The Chronicle https://www.chronicle.co.zw/pregnant-pupils-commit-suicide/ “According to recent statistics from Mpilo Central Hospital, one of the…
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Is it true that the O’ Level Geography paper written on 8 December, 2020 had maps missing?
Verdict: The maps were there but there are some centres did not collect them from ZIMSEC CITE reached out to the Zimbabwe Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) spokesperson, Nicolette Dhlamini, who said while maps were available, there…
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Is there a relationship between Malaria and Covid-19?
Relationship between Covid-19 and Malaria While Covid-19 and Malaria may share similar symptoms but differ in modes of transmission and treatment. According to a journal commissioned by Pan African Medical Journal on malaria and Covid-19 ‘commonalities, intersections and implications for sustaining malaria control’ Covid-19 exhibit similarities in…
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Fact:People with a compromised immune system are at risk of contracting Covid-19.
Verdict: True.The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs, they help the body to fight infections and other diseases.A research titled ‘Covid-19: Who’s at higher risk of serious symptoms?’ by Mayo…
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Does the coronavirus thrive during the rainy season?
Verdict: Inconclusive While research has shown that weather conditions to a certain extent influence the thriving of the coronavirus there is no direct evidence pointing to the fast spreading of Covid-19 during the rainy season.…
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Is Quest motors manufacturing cars in Zimbabwe?
Verdict: Misleading. Quest Motors only assembles the car and does not manufacture it. Source: A poster circulating on Twitter claimed Quest Motor Manufacturing had manufactured the Proton Persona at its Mutare factory. Full story: A Twitter user share a…
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Did sanctions lead to the closure of Bulawayo companies?
Verdict: NO While the Zanu-PF top leadership including the Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, Judith Ncube, claim companies have been closing in Zimbabwe as a result of economic sanctions, there is no compelling evidence which directly…
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Did Mnangagwa use Covid-19 to suppress human rights?
Verdict: True Despite repeated denials by government officials, there is overwhelming evidence that indeed President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have used Covid-19 restrictions to supress human rights in Zimbabwe. The country’s constitutional human rights…
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