USA: Misinformation about the coronavirus is proving highly contagious

in hive-116221 •  5 years ago 

As the world tries to find a vaccine and treatment for COVID-19, it seems that there is no antidote in sight for the growing outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, mask myths, and false remedies.

The phenomenon, which has largely unfolded on social media, escalated this week when US President Donald Trump retweeted a fake video about an antimalarial drug being a cure for the virus and it was revealed that the Russian intelligence is spreading false information about the health crisis through English websites.

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      ·  5 years ago 

    Here is an article from NIH Virology Journal in 2005

    Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1232869/

    It has been proven since 2005.
    #DoYourOwnResearch

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