Claim: With the world waiting for a vaccine against COVID-19, social media is full of remedies against the deadly infection. Many fake messages have been attributed to well-known personalities and eminent doctors. One such viral message suggesting 22 steps to protect from a coronavirus infection is being attributed to renowned Indian cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty. A long post written in Bengali points out 22 suggestions by Dr. Shetty, the chairman and founder of Narayana Health. Some of these suggestions ask people to leave shoes outside, use sanitisers instead of handkerchiefs and avoid outside food for one year.
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Verdict: the viral message is falsely attributed to dr. shetty as he did not issue any such suggestions. such misleading messages should not be taken seriously.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42