Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),declared a pandemicby the World Health Organization,isspreading worldwide rapidly.1As of 9August 2020, the total death toll had reached about 0.72million with approximately 19.4 million confirmed cases worldwide.2The WHO stated that“Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, and which are ill-prepared to deal with it”.3In Pakistan, a lower-middle-income country, the outbreak of COVID-19 constitutesa significant challenge -a struggling economy with limited resources, inadequate healthcare system and infrastructure. The role of the Government of Pakistan in the dissemination of COVID-19 related information through various media sourcesis appreciable. However, a clamoring issue is to deal with rumors, and wide-spread of misinformation and disinformation regarding COVID-19 treatment
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