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Using sanitiser causes burns? Fact check

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A new viral message surfaced on social media suggesting people not to go near fire or stove after applying hand sanitizers, which contains alcohol. The message in Hindi reads:”This lady applied sanitizer and went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the stove, her hands caught fire as alcohol is present in the sanitizer.” The image that ...

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Tea has ingredients to provide cure to Coronavirus? Fact check

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A message on WhatsApp is making rounds since March 23 claiming that CNN (American news channel) has published an article on its website citing the benefits of tea with chemicals which are proved to be panacea to stop coronavirus and it claimed the Chinese city of Wuhan followed the same to turn the tide around. Here’s the message from WhatsApp: ...

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