FILE - A health care worker uses a swab to test a man at a coronavirus disease drive-in testing location in Houston, Texas, Aug. 18, 2020.
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Daily Debunk
Claim: No one has died at home from COVID-19.
Vedict: False
Read the full story at: FactCheck.org
Social Media Disinfo
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Circulating on social media: Claim that health authorities advise that babies and very young children should not wear face masks.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
'Close to 100% accuracy': Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid
Researchers running Helsinki pilot scheme say dogs can identify virus in seconds.
-- The Guardian, September 24