DISINFO: There is no coronavirus in India and Africa

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DISINFO: There is no coronavirus in India and Africa

SUMMARY

Coronavirus will not affect the African continent due to the fact that Africa has a wide variety of mammals that can infect humans, but the population density is lower than in China and there are no means of quickly moving huge masses of people. In India, too, there is no coronavirus, because Indians have immunity against a conspiracy of mass hysteria.

RESPONSE

Conspiracy theory about the coronavirus. The first cases of coronavirus on the African continent were recorded in February in Egypt. On 3 April, an outbreak of coronavirus was recorded in Malawi, one of the last African countries which had avoided the infection until that time. As of 13 April, 14,524 confirmed cases of the disease were recorded across the continent. In India, the first coronavirus infection case was confirmed at the end of January this year. Since 25 March, a 21-day quarantine has been introduced in the country: more than a billion Indians have been banned from leaving home, except in cases of emergency. Currently, in India, 8048 cases of infection with a new strain have been recorded.

Disclaimer

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