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Buddy Volunteers in Bengaluru are helping make COVID home isolation easier

In the time of COVID-19, it's become hard on everybody to keep the faith. With many patients under home isolation, they would all require some support, especially in times of need and emergency. Here's how a group of home volunteers are reaching out to those in home quarantine, showing us that a sense of humanity is still quite thriving. Aug 3, 2020
Dr Deborah Brix

Who is Dr Deborah Birx: The HIV hero turned COVID zero

Dr Deborah Birx is in political cross hair for spreading misinformation on coronavirus pandemic in the US. She is being criticised for giving "only good" information about coronavirus to President Donald Trump. Aug 2, 2020
Dairy companies' immunity-boosting products

Milking COVID: Haldi ice cream to immunity-boosting products by Amul, KMF

Recently, everything has been about health and immunity, and it has everything to do with the ongoing pandemic. Dairy companies are now drawing on home remedies to make pandemic-themed milk products that will help 'boost immunity'. Amul launched its Haldi ice cream to uncertain reactions from netizens and Karnataka Milk Federation only just announced it's range of immunity-boosting flavoured milk products. Would you give them a try? Aug 2, 2020
Dr. Aisha does not exist

Fact-Check: COVID victim Dr. Aisha does not exist; fake images, fake story go viral

Dr Aisha tugged at the heartstrings of India. Her posts on Twitter, her moving story on how she lost the battle to COVID-19 and more. Many celebrities and the media prayed for her and sympathised. It was then alleged that the woman (or a man) is actually running a fake Twitter account. This has led to much confusion about the identity of the 'doctor'. Aug 2, 2020