Claim: A viral post claiming coronavirus is found in tissue paper has been doing rounds for quite some time now. The post which is also a screengrab in a news format has a text highlighted that reads
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: the viral post is bogus as there is no evidence that novel coronavirus breeds on tissue paper. besides, if we go by the report released by who, coronaviruses may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. this may vary under different conditions.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42