As the coronavirus pandemic has turned more menacing than last year, there has been a massive increase in the number of people seeking help and those lending support on the social media. The contact numbers of people, who can arrange a quick-fix solution for availing Remdesivir injections, plasma or oxygen cylinders, are spreading on the social media like wildfire.

People post and even share with one another helpline numbers on the social media. However, people whose loved ones are struggling with the pandemic are quite happy to see the helpline numbers online and have started contacting such numbers. But the calls to these helpline numbers elicit responses such as 'busy', 'out of service' or 'do not reply'.