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schema:text	Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared hundreds of times claim the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that no vegetarian has contracted the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; the WHO denied issuing the report; as of May 2020, health experts have said there is no scientific evidence to suggest that a vegetarian diet prevents infection from COVID-19. The claim was made in a text graphic published on Facebook here on March 14, 2020. The Hindi text translates to English as: "Not a single vegetarian has contracted coronavirus in the entire world: WHO Report. Amazing Sanatana Dharma. Hail Hindutva." Below is a screenshot of the misleading Facebook post: Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post The terms "Sanatana Dharma" and "Hindutva" both refer to aspects of Hinduism, which promotes a vegetarian diet. Similar claims were also shared on Facebook here, here, here and here; and on Twitter here, here, here and here. ALSO READ: Fake News In The Time Of Coronavirus: A BOOM Study However, the claim is false. "The WHO has not made such a statement," Supriya Bezbaruah, the WHO's India representative, told AFP via WhatsApp on May 2, 2020. Dr R.V. Asokan, the secretary-general of the Indian Medical Association, also refuted the claim about vegetarians being protected against COVID-19. "There is absolutely no truth in this claim. There is no medical evidence that non-vegetarian food is in any way related to COVID death susceptibility," he told AFP by phone on May 5, 2020. Since the COVID-19 outbreak first emerged in early 2020, health experts have stressed that people should maintain a healthy diet to avoid a weakened immune system due to poor nutrition. The WHO states here and here that meat, if properly prepared, can be consumed during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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