On May 24, 2021, Uttar Pradesh saw the first case of yellow fungus after black and white fungus cases were recorded from several states across India.
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Logically→ Indian music director Bappi Lahiri passed away.
After recovering from COVID-19, Bappi Lahiri returned home on April 11, 2021, and is active on social media. The rumors of his death are untrue.
Logically→ Sonia Gandhi requested PM Modi to provide free education for orphaned children during COVID-19.
To provide support and hope to the bereaved children, Sonia urged Modi to provide free education to young kids who lost their parents due to COVID-19.
Logically→ The second wave of COVID-19 in India began during the farmers’ protests.
WHO said religious and political gatherings may have contributed to the second wave of COVID-19, there is no mention of the farmers' protests.
Logically→ External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met with foreign delegates at G7 after two Indian delegates tested positive for COVID-19.
A fake video circulated claiming to be from Sky News with a false report that Dr. S Jaishankar violated quarantine rules at G7 talks in London.
Logically→ States in India have reported cases of black fungus among COVID patients.
A fungal complication is being seen in patients recovering or recovered from COVID-19.
Logically→ The government of India has recommended increasing the duration between two doses of Covishield due to a shortage in vaccines.
Amid a shortage of the Covishield vaccine in India, the NTAGI recommends increasing the dosage to 12-16 weeks to strengthen the vaccine's efficacy.
Snopes→ No, Indian Hindus Did Not Angrily Throw Away Idols Amid COVID-19
While India suffered a devastating surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths in 2021, some saw an opportunity for insidious religious propaganda.
Logically→ WHO has not termed B.1.617 variant as the Indian variant.
B.1.617 variant was first found in India and has three sublineages. WHO has rejected the term "Indian Variant."
Logically→ AIIMS Delhi has converted all its wards into COVID-19 wards.
Not all medical units at AIIMS Delhi are COVID-19 wards.
Logically→ The B.1.617 or the double mutant strain is replacing the B.1.36 (N440K) in Southern India.
The B.1.36 (N440K) first identified in June 2020 in Andhra Pradesh is no longer the dominant strain in Southern India.
Logically→ India is facing a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines.
Maharastra, Karnataka, Delhi, Andra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh have decided to "float global tenders" to procure vaccines.
Logically→ The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh is researching if Gayatri Mantra can cure COVID-19.
AIIMS Rishikesh has recruited 20 COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms to assess whether chanting Gayatri Mantra leads to better recovery of COVID-19.
Logically→ A fake image of people carrying the body of a COVID-19 positive person on a bicycle is viral in India.
The viral photo of a man taking a cycle rickshaw with a dead body is from 2017, and it is incorrectly attributed to India's current COVID-19 crises.
Logically→ An ayurvedic anti-viral drug named Clevira is used to treat mild and moderate cases of COVID-19.
Clevira is approved by CCRAS and ITRC as a supporting drug to boost immunity and platelets count in treating mild and moderate COVID-19 cases.
Logically→ The University of Hyderabad has developed COVID-19 therapy using stem cells.
The HEMATO UC-MSC technology developed by a UoH incubated startup helped COVID-19 patients recover faster and with fewer side effects in a study.
Logically→ COVID-19-induced black fungus cases reported in Delhi hospitals.
Cases of mucormycosis induced after COVID-19 recovery have increased in Delhi and other Indian places in May 2021.
Logically→ COVID-19 swab sticks are packed in unhygienic conditions in Thane slums in Maharashtra.
Police informed that households in Thane district's Ulhasnagar were seen packing swab sticks used in COVID-19 testing without adhering to hygiene.
Logically→ The third wave of COVID-19 in India is inevitable.
India's scientific adviser K Vijay Raghavan said the third wave is inevitable, and the health care system should be prepared for more waves.
Logically→ Kerala has announced a full lockdown from May 8 to May 16, 2021.
The Kerala government has announced a complete lockdown in the state for 9 days due to the rising cases of COVID-19.
Logically→ COVID-19 norms flouted in Hathras during election counting.
Despite restrictions in place to contain the COVID-19 spread, the large crowd outside the counting center in Hathras violated COVID-19 regulations.
Logically→ India records the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a single day.
A total of 3,780 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in India on May 4, 2021. This is the highest number of recorded deaths in a single day in the country.
Logically→ Eight lions tested positive for COVID-19 in India for the first time.
Following rigorous tests by the CCMB, eight Asiatic lions at the Nehru Zoological Park tested COVID-19 positive. They are under doctors' supervision.
Logically→ Trinamool Congress supporters celebrated election victory by brandishing knives, swords, and guns.
A video from 2020 with a Bengali song 'Khela Hobe' is falsely attributed as TMC supporters celebrating the 2021 election victory.
Logically→ A full lockdown has been declared in the Indian state of Bihar until May 15, 2021.
Bihar government has imposed a complete lockdown in the state until May 15 due to a steep rise in COVID-19 cases.
Logically→ IPL 2021 has been suspended due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been suspended after players from various teams tested COVID-19 positive.
Truth or Fiction?→ Navajo Nation Sends PPE to India?
On May 2 2021, a Reddit user shared an undated screenshot to r/MadeMeSmile, showing a tweet describing how the Navajo Nation donated personal protective equipment, or PPE, to India; the image was shared to Imgur a few hours later: Navajo Nat
Logically→ A COVID-19 care hospital by Indian Armed Forces has been established near Mumbai airport.
The COVID-19 care hospital established by DRDO with assistance from armed forces is located in New Delhi and Gujarat, not in Mumbai.
Logically→ Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla is planning to shift vaccine production outside India.
Ponnawalla expressed plans to start a new unit outside India to increase the production of vaccines. The official announcement is expected shortly.
Logically→ U.S chief medical adviser recommends few weeks of lockdown in India to control the COVID-19 transmission.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said a nationwide lockdown could help take specific immediate, intermediate, and long-range measures to control the situation.
Logically→ Lockdown has been imposed in India between May 3-20, 2021, amid the second COVID-19 wave.
A nationwide lockdown has not been imposed. States and UTs have been asked to implement strict containment measures in places seeing a surge in cases.
Logically→ Students Federation of India protested, demanding vaccines for everyone.
On April 30, 2021, the Students' Federation of India demanded a free mass vaccination program through a nationwide protest criticizing the government.
Snopes→ US to Restrict Travel from India over COVID Starting Tuesday
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4.
Logically→ India received emergency COVID-19 relief shipments from the U.S.
Biden administration sent emergency COVID-19 relief assistance to India to fight the second wave of COVID-19. The first shipment has reached India.
Logically→ Russia offered to supply medical oxygen and Remdesivir to India.
Russia exported oxygen concentrators, ventilators to India on April 28. It proposes to supply Remdesivir & oxygen production devices in coming days.
Logically→ A massive forest fire broke out in the hills of South Mizoram.
The Mizoram forest fire has been roaring for over 30 hours, destroying homes and spreading to surrounding towns.
Logically→ The number of COVID-19 recovery cases is higher in India than in the U.S.
As of April 28, 2021, India has a higher rate of recovery from COVID-19, but experts have warned that the data may not be accurate.
Logically→ Eight percent of people are responsible for 60 percent of COVID-19 cases in India
The study in question was conducted in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, not the whole of India.
Logically→ An 85-year-old COVID-19 patient gives up the bed to save the younger man’s life.
Dabhadkar, a COVID-19 afflicted RSS worker, opted for a discharge against the medical advice to provide his bed to a younger person in Nagpur.
Logically→ UP government to send a plane to pick up oxygen from Bokaro.
Empty oxygens tanks are being airlifted to the Bokaro steel plant of Jharkhand and further transported to various cities through trains or roads.