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Mumbai: Medicos build one-stop source of verified COVID-19 resources

Students and professionals start website to verify the tsunami of information about COVID-19; aim to put forward accurate, timely uploads; 350 volunteers dedicated to fact-check initiative.

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In an earlier initiative, volunteers donated and installed physical barriers inside autorickshaws to stop the spread of Coronavirus

In an earlier initiative, volunteers donated and installed physical barriers inside autorickshaws to stop the spread of Coronavirus

When India’s second wave brought with it a shortage of beds and oxygen in major cities, a lot of social media users pitched in, sharing numbers and contact points. Soon, people realised that a lot of the information was either dated or incorrect; some were downright malicious and fraudulent.

Vidhi Shah, president, Rotaract Club of Medicrew
Vidhi Shah, president, Rotaract Club of Medicrew

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