Fact Check: ‘Is coronavirus airborne? Does heat kill it?’ Priyanka Chopra asks WHO

Priyanka Chopra conducted an Instagram live conversation with WHO’s Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, and asked them some important questions about coronavirus

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BANGALORE, First Published Mar 25, 2020, 2:41 PM IST | Last Updated Mar 25, 2020, 2:41 PM IST

Actress Priyanka Chopra on Tuesday night through an Instagram Live conversation put forward questions about coronavirus to World Health Organisation (WHO) experts and busted some myths about the global pandemic.

WHO general-director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead, were part of the live conversation which Priyanka shared on her Instagram. More than 45,000 fans participated in the session.

"There is so much information circulating about COVID-19. And right now we're all searching for clarity. My friends at @WHO and @glblctzn graciously brought the doctors working on the front lines here to give us answers straight from the experts. Please take some time to watch my IG Live with Dr Tedros and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove from @WHO, who answered some questions that so many of you sent in," Chopra captioned the post.

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and right now we’re all searching for clarity. My friends at @WHO and @glblctzn graciously brought the doctors working on the front lines here to give us answers straight from the experts. Please take some time to watch my IG Live with Dr. Tedros (General-Director at W.H.O.) and Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove (Technical Lead for Covid-19) from @WHO, who answered some questions that so many of you sent in. Guys, let’s make it our duty to donate to @WHO and stand in solidarity to help flatten the curve (link is up in my bio 👆🏽) and please tag your friends and family below who are looking for answers and action steps 🙏 Thank you so much Dr. Tedros and Dr. Maria for taking the time, and thank you @glblctzn for everything you do. Everyone please be responsible, stay home and stay safe ❤️ #Covid19 #Coronavirus #WorldHealthOrganization

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on Mar 24, 2020 at 5:50pm PDT

Bollywood's Desi girl also asked her fans to spread awareness about the disease and tag their friends and family, who are looking for answers.

PC even posted few questions submitted by the general populace and answers to the same on her Instagram story. The first question came from her husband, Nick Jonas, who also joined in on the conversation.

One of the questions was about the latest 21-day lockdown in India. Priyanka and Nick have been in self-isolation for weeks now.

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