No post de hoje, vamos abordar uma temática que tem sido muito frequente nas redes sociais: a disseminação de fatos falsos a respeito da COVID-19. Para ajudar no processo de validação da informação científica, levantamos dados e pesquisas que desmistificam algumas das temáticas mais populares sobre o vírus: de como ele se comporta, de como a doença progride e também de quais tratamentos são efetivos contra o vírus. Você pode conferir o resultado da nossa verificação de fatos no infográfico abaixo:

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