Social media these days has been the easy way to communicate or spread information. TikTok has ruled the roost among all. After the news of Coronavirus spreading all over the country, also a few myths and false information have joined the chain. Various videos providing false information about the novel disease is spreading all over, thus falsely educating the public.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been calling the spread of misinformation on the coronavirus outbreak on social media platforms an “infodemic” that was spreading faster than the virus.
To curb the same, the organisation is now using the popularity of TikTok to tell people the measures that can be taken to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus. WHO has opened TikTok account as part of its initiative to take accurate information concerning coronavirus to people online. “We are joining [TikTok] to provide you with reliable and timely public health advice,” WHO said in its first video.
