Thank You Muhammad Yahya Qureshi for starting this discussion. COVID-19 has create chaos globally among people. How to judge the right/ wrong information is quite difficult.

Misinformation during any crisis situation is common, moreover for COVID, where the newness is added to complexity.

To avoid any misinformation, as receiver, to ensure the reliable source is important. Just like reading any other information how the author draw conclusion logically needs to be observed as well. Cross reference is also helpful.

Frequent awareness to the public by Print and Social media by Government.

The WHO has given guidelines to ensure accurate information about Covid-19. Kindly check https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/covid-strategy-update-14april2020.pdf?sfvrsn=29da3ba0_19

Given that misinformation moves rapidly and more widely through different channels, the effective strategy against heightening public fear on misconstructions of the science and epidemiology of COVID-19 is the provision of accurate information that conveys consistently science-driven narratives. .https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00045/full

Taking the Right Messages and Strategies to Control COVID-19 Spread https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00045/full

At the community level there are hoax register or misinformation register in our place. The peripheral health workers note those and pass the informations to the authorities. After authentication the authorities gets back to the community in the form of information education and communication (IEC) activities.

Local community and health organizations, civil society, mass media as well as other support groups should endeavor to circulate accurate COVID-19 information. Realizing this goal requires strategic partnerships at local and global levels, integrating offline and online resources through coordinated efforts so that authorized information is circulated across different platforms https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00045/full

Only focus in credible information sources

Local communities should play a key role by passing accurate information across

Dear; Mauro Luisetto, Diena Dwidienawati, Nirmal Mohakud, Chinaza Godswill Awuchi, Sumanta Chakraborty, Joan Nyika , Thank you all for your valuable comments. If I summarize the comments it would encompass following measures:-

At Individual Level:

1. Ensure information is true, objective and has reliable source.

2. Always ask for valid evidence and ensure cross referencing.

3. Do not believe on local scammers and internet bloggers spreading

misinformation for advertisement gains/ spread of conspiracy theories.

At National & Global Level:

Local and national governing authorities and law enforcement agencies should

jointly conceptualize, formulate and implement policies in all relevant spheres such as Healthcare, Print and Social media, Fraud prevention, conspiracy theories prevention, Law and Order implementation and so on. Following are some major actions:-

1. Ministries in charge of information and local media commissions should

impose strict measures against personnel responsible for the production and

propagation of false information.

2.National Fraud Prevention Bureau to formulate strict action policy .

3. Partnerships at local and global levels to ensure authorized information is

circulated across different platforms.

4. Use of innovative technologies and centralized systems that can identify

abusers of social media and online content that has no evidence.

5. Frequent awareness of facts to general public through Print and Social Media

by the Government.

Discussion Point:

What are your comments on :

What if every country forms a National Crises Management Body, which should be responsible to formulate crises management plan to ensure above mentioned points Nationally and also coordinate globally ?

Please comment

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

Dear Anton Vrdoljak thank you for proving information.

You are welcome Syed Manzoor Gillani, and thanks for recommendation!