Has a vaccine for the coronavirus been discovered? That is the claim on an image being circulated on messaging platform, WhatsApp.
But a Communications Adviser at World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Collins Boakye-Agyemang has told GhanaFact “It is not true.”
Claim: Chewing raw onions can cure coronavirus Source: Unknown Verdict: False Researched by Rabiu Alhassan A voice note that is being shared on WhatsApp claims
Claim: 95 coronavirus deaths recorded in Ghana and total coronavirus cases jump to 6,989 Source: Unknown Verdict: False Researched by Rabiu Alhassan An image capturing
From being shunned by neighbours, some recovered victims are having to deal with not being able to even buy basic foodstuff in their local markets, all due to misinformers stoking fear about the virus or circulating unproven information.
No. The Ghana Police Service is not advertising recruitment or undertaking fresh recruitment processes.
An online platform, ghadmission.com made the claim in an article titled: “Ghana Police Recruitment Forms 2020 / 2021: How to join.”
That is the claim made in a news clip by UTV, a popular television broadcaster in Ghana and uploaded onto YouTube.
While the UTV news presenter mentioned that the claim was allegedly made by Moses Onyah, there was no attempt to inform the public as to whether it was true or false.
In the videos posted on Facebook, people are being encouraged to inhale steam while being fully covered under a heavy blanket (makeshift sauna) to “breakdown” the virus and “grow the antibodies” necessary to fight the coronavirus.
After seeking clarification from officials of the Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Medical Association, the claim is rated as unproven.
The claim was made by an online platform, Newsmunews.net in an undated and unsourced short news article titled, “Coronavirus Wahala: EC postpones 2020 elections to 2023.”
Claim: Drinking a concoction of ginger, garlic, lime, paracetamol and lemon-ginger tea cures coronavirus Source: KwakyeOnline Facebook page Verdict: FALSE Researched by Rabiu Alhassan A video
The link with this offer takes users to an unsigned cloned website of Melcom, which makes users vulnerable to data theft including credit card details, account login information and any other sensitive information.
