We are living in a historic moment, a situation that will take us a long time to forget. The virus COVID-19 is monothem par excellence even in social networks, which entails both positive and negative things. And it is that the amount of information that we receive every second about this virus is so overwhelming that data that is not entirely reliable can reach us and we do not even know it. For this reason, today we want to talk about the most reliable accounts that you can follow on Instagram to inform you about the coronavirus without fear of fake news.
The truth about the coronavirus on Instagram
With events of this type, social networks burn. Everyone jumps in to give their opinion, share what they've read or heard anywhere, whether it's true or not, and the disinformation Is the order of the day.
What is the best solution to receive truthful information? Undoubtedly the most repeated recommendation is to follow only official accounts, in this case, from the world of health or science. These types of profiles are the ones that can provide us with first-hand references and, therefore, will be the ones that really do not tell the truth about what is happening.
Below I show you the best accounts to be informed about the coronavirus.
Ministry of Health (@sanitygob)
El Spanish Ministry of Health is one of the first media to keep us informed and updated on all information about the COVID-19 virus. In their publications, they create messages of encouragement and awareness for the population (together with the hashtag #YoMeQuedoEnCasa) to announcements about new information regarding the virus itself (among their featured stories you can find everything they have published on this topic).
Public health (@HealthPublicard)
The official account of Spanish Ministry of Public Health focuses especially on making publications about the measures we must take to avoid contracting the virus. In addition, we can find publications answering user questions about the coronavirus or denying rumors about it.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (@Cdcgov)
This is the official account that provides us with information that comes from the centers for disease control. The publications on his account are very much in line with the ones I have already mentioned, giving information on how to prevent infections, on the state of the virus and providing global recommendations for both users and public entities. An example of the latter could be the publication you have below these lines, in which they recommended canceling all events with large crowds for the next eight weeks. Its content is 100% global and, of course, it is in English.
WHO (@Quien)
Of course, one of the most reliable accounts that we can follow right now is that of the World Health Organization. His account publishes everything from things you can do while you are in quarantine to recommendations to avoid contagion, going through official communications and even publications with more "humorous" content in which they relate to doing a dab with recommended gestures to avoid contagion.
UNICEF Spanish committee (@unicef_en)
Finally, you can follow the Spanish committee of UNICEF. In this account, in addition to the typical recommendations or publications denying hoaxes about COVID-19, they carry out direct shows in which health personnel deal with first-hand issues such as the effects of the virus on children or methods of protection from it.
Other Instagram measures against the coronavirus
In addition to the official accounts that I have mentioned, Instagram is taking action to combat false information about this virus on its platform. These even go through removing some filters for Stories that applied masks to their users, in addition to displaying messages at the top of their application with updated information from the WHO.
Also, if we look for information with the hashtag of #coronavirus, the app itself will show you as a recommendation that you go to the website of the Ministry of Health before showing the publications themselves.
Other places to stay informed about the coronavirus
In addition to its presence on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda has created a Telegram channel in which it will keep us informed of all the updates on the COVID-19 virus. If you want to join this group, you can do it from the link they have shared in the following tweet or search for the channel as @mitmagob .
?️ℹ️ Before the outbreak #coronavirus, it is important to have contrasted and confirmed information.
?Subscribe to our official channel of #Telegram to stay up to date with all updates.
?Join here:https://t.co/Id7qO2ef0F#ThisVirusLoParamosUnidos#Stay at home pic.twitter.com/Gr0OHWttyz
- Ministerio Transportes, Movilidad y A. Urbana (@mitmagob) March 20, 2020
All the measures and tools are few if they seek to inform us well and, above all, avoid spreading false information about this pandemic. Be sure to keep an eye on them and follow them if you want to be up to date with what is happening.