“Message from All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists about the Omicron variant”
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence that the ‘All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists’ had given out such a message about the new Omicron variant. There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants. According to the World Health Organisation, the PCR tests continue to detect the infection with Omicron variant. A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.529 was reported to the World Health Organisation on 24 November 2021. This var...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 30 November 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 December 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.