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.

False: Different Types Of Tea Can Act As A Cure For COVID-19
Coronavirus

False: Different Types Of Tea Can Act As A Cure For COVID-19

Caffeine in tea is known to reduce drowsiness and fatigue but there is no scientific evidence about its impact on...

3 April 2020 10:14 AM GMT
Anti-HIV Drugs For COVID-19: What It Really Means
Coronavirus

Anti-HIV Drugs For COVID-19: What It Really Means

These medicines are to be only applied on case-to-case basis and are not a treatment that can be applied for all...

31 March 2020 1:11 PM GMT
What Are The Stages Of A Pandemic? How Did COVID-19 Become One?
Coronavirus

What Are The Stages Of A Pandemic? How Did COVID-19 Become One?

The ICMR states 4 stages while the WHO says there are 6+2 post stages for a virus to be classifed a pandemic.

20 March 2020 6:09 AM GMT
Coronavirus Rumours Hit Mumbai Hotels Westin And Fatty Bao
Fake News

Coronavirus Rumours Hit Mumbai Hotels Westin And Fatty Bao

The Westin and Fatty Bao in Mumbai denied that they had any confirmed cases of Coronavirus on their premises

16 March 2020 7:26 PM GMT
Can A Mask Kill A Virus? A FactCheck
Health

Can A Mask Kill A Virus? A FactCheck

The World Health Organization has stated that masks are not fully effective against the recent outbreak of COVID-19

16 March 2020 4:29 PM GMT
Coronavirus: 82 People From Mumbai
Health

Coronavirus: 82 People From Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital Quarantined

74 quarantined at home while 8 isolated in Hinduja hospital after coming in contact with lone COVID patient

13 March 2020 4:33 PM GMT
Viral Posts Claiming Vaccines For Coronavirus Have Been Developed Are False
Health

Viral Posts Claiming Vaccines For Coronavirus Have Been Developed Are...

The WHO has said there is no vaccine yet and any new vaccine could take at least 18 months to be publicly available

13 March 2020 10:51 AM GMT
Viral Coronavirus
Health

Viral Coronavirus 'Advisory' Is Not From UNICEF

BOOM found that UNICEF has not issued any such advisory and most of the claims in the message are not backed by science

9 March 2020 1:44 PM GMT
Does Homeopathic Medicine Arsenicum Album 30 Prevent Coronavirus? A Fact Check
Health

Does Homeopathic Medicine Arsenicum Album 30 Prevent Coronavirus? A...

BOOM did not find any scientific study backing the claim that this homeopathic medicine will tackle Coronavirus

7 March 2020 10:56 AM GMT
Live updates about the Coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, Coronavirus India tracker
Health

Coronavirus LIVE Update: India Reports 3072 Cases

Live updates about the Coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, statistics, death toll and Coronavirus India tracker

3 March 2020 10:28 AM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: India Confirms Two New Cases
Health

Coronavirus Monitor: India Confirms Two New Cases

Two new cases of COVID-19 who travelled from Italy and Dubai have emerged in Delhi and Hyderabad.

2 March 2020 1:42 PM GMT
Coronavirus Monitor: WHO Says Cases Increasing Faster Outside China
Health

Coronavirus Monitor: WHO Says Cases Increasing Faster Outside China

South Korea confirms a higher number of daily positive cases of COVID-19 than China

27 Feb 2020 12:53 PM GMT