The claim is misleading. The corona virus or Covid-19 is not a hoax. This is evidenced by data released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The latest WHO global data as of August 10, 2020 shows that there are 253,409 new cases, 19,718,030 confirmed cases and a death toll of 728,013 due to Covid-19.

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CATEGORY:MISLEADING CONTENT

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SOURCE: INSTAGRAM

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NARRATIVE:

“CORONA IS A HOAX”

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EXPLANATION:Through Instagram social media, the @Verstappen_johan account shares uploadscontaining the narrative “CORONA IS A HOAX” which when translatedmeans corona is a hoax. However, if you refer to the official website of theWorld Health Organization and several other related sites, the@Verstappen_johan upload is certainly misleading and baseless.

Launchingfrom the official website of the World Health Organization who.int, it wasexplained that the corona virus is a large family of viruses that causediseases ranging from mild to severe symptoms. Corona viruses are known tocause respiratory infections, ranging from the common cold to more severeillnesses such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Meanwhile,the definition of Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newlydiscovered type of corona virus. The new virus and the disease it caused werenot known before the outbreak in Wuhan, China began in December 2019.Meanwhile, global data related to Covid-19 as of August 10, 2020 showed thatthere were 253,409 new cases, 19,718,030 confirmed and 728,013 deaths.

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