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  • 2020-07-10 (xsd:date)
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  • This image was created using only photos of healthcare workers who died of coronavirus in Mexico (en)
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  • A photo mosaic has been shared repeatedly in multiple Sinhala-language Facebook posts alongside a claim it was created using photos of all doctors and nurses who have died of COVID-19. The claim is misleading; the image was produced by a Mexico-based newspaper to honour 198 healthcare workers who died in Mexico after being infected with COVID-19. The collage was published here on Facebook on July 2, 2020. The Spanish-language text above the image reads: Medical heroes: 198 fallen in the fight. Screenshot of the Facebook post published on July 2, 2020. The post’s Sinhala-language caption translates to English as: This artwork has been created using photographs of all doctors and nurses who lost their lives to corona. The image was also shared here , here and here on Facebook alongside a similar claim. The claim is misleading. A keyword search found the same image published in this June 26, 2020 article by the Mexican newspaper Milenio. The Spanish headline translates to English as: Health personnel who sacrificed their lives while fighting the coronavirus. Below is a screenshot of the report: Screenshot of the report on Milenio The image was also published on Milenio’s Instagram as seen below: The artwork was also published on Milenio's instagram As of July 2020, no international health body has published a global total for deaths of healthcare workers caused by COVID-19. According to this study conducted by the UK newspaper The Guardian and US non-profit organisation Kaiser Health News, at least 768 frontline healthcare workers have died of COVID-19 in the US alone. As of July 9, 2020, no healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, according to the Sri Lanka Health Promotion Bureau. (en)
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