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Daily Debunk
Claim: Research in Italy finds COVID-19 is caused by bacteria and can be treated with aspirin.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: The Logical Indian
Social Media Disinfo
"Are These Claims About the Effectiveness of Face Masks True?" Snopes, June 18.
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Swiss giant Novartis halts COVID-19 hydroxychloroquine study
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has decided to halt a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, citing problems in recruiting enough patients for the study of the controversial drug.
-- Medical Express, June 20
