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PROMISE TRACKER: Did the govt conduct 40 000 COVID-19 tests?
Was the target achieved? According to the recent reports by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe has conducted 11 647 screening and diagnostic tests as of May 3 2020. From the tests, there are…
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FACTCHECK: Can one be jailed for 20 years for spreading COVID-19 rumours?
VERDICT : YES YOU WILL BE “We now have a law which punishes those who produce fake news […] So if we catch this person [who spreads fake news] it must be exemplary, and they…
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Can plasma from Coronavirus survivors treat COVID-19?
CLAIM: Plasma from Coronavirus survivors can be used to treat COVID-19 VERDICT: INCONCLUSIVE Scientists and doctors are still exploring drugs, vaccines and multiple other treatment to fight COVID-19. The plasma therapy is part of trials…
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Will Beitbridge Border Post open from 3 to 10 May to allow Zimbabweans trapped in South Africa’s lockdown to troop back home?
VERDICT: FALSE The Zimbabwean Community in South Africa, an organisation involved with the day to day welfare of Zimbabweans in that country said they were not aware of such a development and so is the…
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Are schools in Zimbabwe opening in August?
Verdict – Inconclusive CITE spoke to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, public relations officer Patrick Zumbo, who said there was no specific date that had been set for the opening of schools.…
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Can Yellow Fever vaccine cure COVID-19?
Source : A message circulating on WhatsApp claimed that a person vaccinated against Yellow Fever is immune from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Verdict: FALSE Medical expert and Clinical director for Mpilo Central Hospital, Dr Solwayo Ngwenya, dismissed…
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Can coronavirus be spread through farts?
Verdict: Inconclusive Information to date by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Covid-19 findings has shown that the disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are transmitted…
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Is loss of smell and taste also symptoms of COVID-19?
VERDICT: INCONCLUSIVE Source: WhatsApp viral message BACKGROUND: According to the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology (ENTUK), there is new evidence for the loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19 infection. The association says post-viral anosmia is…
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Is Coronavirus killing more men than women?
VERDICT: TRUE , but it is too early to say but, smoking, drinking, and general poor health, researchers say are some of the factors that could explain why more men seem to be dying from…
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Is it true that ZANU-PF is distributing food parcels throughout the country?
VERDICT: FALSE the Government of Zimbabwe NOT ZANU-PF are distributing food parcels in rural areas around the country The picture used in the Tweet is not from Zimbabwe. It originated from Rwanda when that country`s…
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