QuickCheck: Is there any truth in a WhatsApp voice note claiming that hospital wards are full?


BACK at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, videos and images of hospital wards full of patients and stories of treatment centres not having enough beds for people were a common sight – one that drove home how dangerous a virus can be, and one that stirred fear for many.

Recently, a voice note has been circulating on the chat application WhatsApp claiming that hospital wards are full once again and the number of patients brought in dead is on the rise due to a new wave from an African nation.

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