Staff Reporter RONO HILLS, Jun 27: The two-day webinar on the „Role of social media in the face of Covid-19 pandemic‟ concluded on Saturday with media educators, professionals, vloggers and government representatives placing their points. Gauhati University‟s Communication Department Head, Dr Ankuran Dutta made a presentation on „Resurgence of superstition as infodemic during Covid-19 pandemic‟. Pointing out that “superstition and misbelief are still as active as it was in the earlier days,” Dr Dutta said, “Infodemic reaches faster than the disease, and largely affects the average digitally literate person. Digital literacy is inadequate in our society, which is why it is also difficult for digitally literate people to differentiate between fact and fiction.” While the interests of the people may be in the right place, he said, there is no scientific evidence to back up the misbelief that clapping and clanging utensils, consuming cow urine or dung, and Gangajal or other religious performances could prevent or cure Covid-19.