Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday stressed the importance of preventing an infodemic and sharing only authentic and verified information on Covid-19, and urged doctors to educate the public on various aspects of the disease and its prevention and management.

While it is important to be alert and follow Covid-19-appropriate behaviour including wearing of masks, it is equally important to prevent an infodemic and share only authentic and verified information on the disease, he said during a virtual interaction about 100 doctors and members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) from across the country.