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Did Shaheen Bagh Protester Test Positive For COVID19? No.

By - BOOM FACT Check Team | 26 March 2020 9:39 PM IST

Viral tweets claiming a woman protester called Nazma Begum at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh tested positive for coronavirus yet refused treatment and returned to the protest venue, are false.

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