Fact Check: Did over 100 doctors die in Italy after being infected with the Coronavirus?

Claim: 100 doctors die in Italy after getting infected with Coronavirus

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What is rumour about?

Recently, social media was flooded with claims that over 100 doctors and health workers have died in Italy. Take a look at some of social media forwards that are circulating on web. 

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Google Trends 

After an analysis of Google Trends with respect to 100 doctors died in Italy rumour, one can see that people have been hugely interested to kw about same as Italy has been majorly affected by virus. maximum number of searches have been done on April 10, 2020, and trend seems to be increasing due to viral social media messs. 

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Republic World did a fact check

• Republic World did a fact check on "100 Italy doctors died" rumour and found claims to be True. 
• On April 9, Italy reported at least 100 Italian doctors who died due to Coronavirus. (Source: Medical federation called FMCeO) Italian media also estimated about 30 nurses and assistants who died of COVID-19
• Italian doctor toll who died due to COVID-19 infection, however, includes a list of retired doctors who joined in frontline to aid patients during Coronavirus outbreak.
• According to official reports, most of health workers including doctors who died worked around locations like Lombardy, Le Marche, Campania, Sicily and Puglia in Italy. 

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• As of April 9, FMCeO president Filippo Anelli mentioned on ir website ir plight due to insufficient protection gears. He mentioned that y would t be able to allow more doctors and health workers to treat coronavirus positive patients without proper protection gears. 
• A lack of proper protective gear is deemed responsible for this each of deaths. Many doctors h to treat ir patients without protective equipment.
• As of 1st week of April, a total of 13121 healthcare workers h contracted virus (Source - Italian Higher Health Institute (ISS)).
• institute ISS h also estimated that 10% of Coronavirus positive people in Italy are actually those who work in healthcare.

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