Misleading: India Won't Treat Muslim Coronavirus Patients
The Claim
India's hospitals refuses to treat Muslim Coronavrius patients. This adds to other forms of persecution, such as attacks on mosques and evictions from their homes, after local media accused them of spreading the virus.
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Emerging story
A claim is doing rounds on several Arab news websites and social media pages that India's hospitals were not receiving and treating Muslims diagnosed with the Coronavirus as part of a campaign of persecution and discrimination, including eviction from their homes and attacks on their mosques.
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The famous Egyptian journalist Mohammad Helal also shared the post on his Facebook page and got thousands of reactions.
Misbar’s Analysis
Based on Misbar’s investigation, we found the claim to be misleading. There is no evidence to support this claim. It was transmitted without mentioning specific sources or events. We searched in Arabic, English, and Hindi and found nothing.
However, the Indian government has been criticized for separating patients by religion at The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Gujarat, where they had separate wards for Hindu patients only and others for Muslims. Despite the authorities' denials, a hospital official confirmed that the separation was made for the convenience of Muslims and Hindus.
Gujarat witnessed sectarian violence in February, and recently, local media in India attacked Muslim groups and accused them of spreading the Coronavirus among the Hindu majority, leading to strong measures against Muslims.
