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The Infodemic: Are Smoking and Some Blood Types Risk Factors for COVID-19?

Blood samples are prepared for testing for the corona virus at a laboratory in Berlin, Germany, March 26, 2020.
Blood samples are prepared for testing for the corona virus at a laboratory in Berlin, Germany, March 26, 2020.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: Blood type, smoking are risk factors for COVID-19.

Verdict: Likely True

Watch the video at: KCRG-TV

Social Media Disinfo​


Screenshot from Agenciaocote.com

Circulating on social media: WhatsApp chain claims Guatemala ordered a complete quarantine.

Verdict: False

Read the full story: "Information about a complete quarantine in Guatemala" -- Poynter Institute, citing Agencia Ocote​

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

‘We need to be alert’: Scientists fear second coronavirus wave as China’s lockdowns ease
Other countries on lockdown will be watching for a resurgence of infections in Hubei province now that travel restrictions are lifting.
-- Nature, March 30

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