Shachi Sutaria

Shachi Sutaria

Shachi Sutaria is a fact-checker at BOOM. She has previously worked as a health research analyst at AMS Consulting, Lucknow for various national and international clients. She is a post- graduate in Public Health- Health administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Coronavirus Monitor: South Korea Records 230 Cases In 24 Hours
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Coronavirus Monitor: South Korea Records 230 Cases In 24 Hours

South Korea ranks second in the number of positive cases of COVID-19 after China

22 Feb 2020 12:53 PM GMT
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Sadhguru's Claims On Breast Milk: Here's What Research Says

BOOM found that two of the three claims made by Sadhguru are backed by research studies whereas one claim contradicts...

21 Feb 2020 9:35 AM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor:Death Toll Crosses 2000
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Coronavirus Monitor:Death Toll Crosses 2000

Iran confirmed its first two positive cases of Coronavirus

19 Feb 2020 6:01 PM GMT
Does Drinking Alcohol Prevent Coronavirus?
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Does Drinking Alcohol Prevent Coronavirus?

Shiv Sena mouth piece suggests that drinking alcohol can kill Coronavirus

19 Feb 2020 1:15 PM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: Number Of Cases Slow Down
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Coronavirus Monitor: Number Of Cases Slow Down

China had less than 2000 cases for the first time since January 2020

18 Feb 2020 2:36 PM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: China To Disinfect And Destroy Infected Cash
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Coronavirus Monitor: China To Disinfect And Destroy Infected Cash

World Health Organization has stated that the virus is active on surfaces for several hours

17 Feb 2020 2:16 PM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: Japan
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Coronavirus Monitor: Japan's New Cases Had No Link To China

The Japanese health ministry is undertaking studies to understand how the virus originated in the new cases

14 Feb 2020 1:43 PM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: China Records 242 Deaths In One Day
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Coronavirus Monitor: China Records 242 Deaths In One Day

The number of confirmed cases for COVID-19 has crossed 60,000

13 Feb 2020 11:42 AM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: World Health Organization Names Disease COVID-19
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Coronavirus Monitor: World Health Organization Names Disease COVID-19

WHO names the disease COVID-19 to distance it from a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of

12 Feb 2020 2:57 PM GMT
Did The Simpsons And Comic Series Asterix Predict The 2019 Coronavirus Outbreak?
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Did The Simpsons And Comic Series Asterix Predict The 2019 Coronavirus Outbreak?

Uncanny coincidence? Not really. Coronavirus is a family of viruses and was discovered decades ago.

12 Feb 2020 10:55 AM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: Death Toll Crosses 1000
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Coronavirus Monitor: Death Toll Crosses 1000

Vietnam and Singapore reported two positive cases of a three-month baby and two-year-old child respectively

11 Feb 2020 10:24 AM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: With Over 900 Deaths Coronavirus Surpasses SARS Toll
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Coronavirus Monitor: With Over 900 Deaths Coronavirus Surpasses SARS Toll

First American citizen dies in a hospital in Wuhan due to the deadly Coronavirus

10 Feb 2020 8:40 AM GMT