Myth busters about coronavirus pandemic
#Fact 1: It can be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates
Take precautions regardless of the area you live in. COVID-19 can be transmitted in all areas, including hot and humid as well.
Washing hands with soap frequently can eliminate the risk of the transmission of the infection.
#Fact 2: Cold weather and snow cannot kill it
The normal body temperature remains around 36.5°C to 37°C even in the extreme external temperature.
Therefore, there is no way that the new coronavirus can be killed in cold weather.
#Fact 3: Hot bath will not help you fight the virus
Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from catching COVID-19. Your normal body temperature remains around 36.5°C to 37°C, regardless of the temperature of your bath or shower.
Cleaning your hands frequently with alcohol-based hand wash will eliminate the risk.
#Fact 4: Cannot be transmitted through mosquito bites
#Fact 5: Hand dryers cannot kill the virus
Hand dryers are not effective in killing the 2019-nCoV. To protect themselves against the coronavirus, people should frequently clean their hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
Once their hands are cleaned, they should dry them thoroughly by using paper towels or a warm air dryer.
#Fact 6: UV disinfection lamps cannot sterilize our skin
Ultraviolet disinfection lamp can cause skin irritation. Hence, they shouldn't be used to sterilize areas of skin. These radiations cannot kill the virus.
#Fact 7: Use of thermal scanners not very effective
It takes 2 to 10 days for the people infected with the virus to get sick with a fever.
The thermal scanner can only detect people with fever after the infection and not the infected people with normal temperature.
#Fact 8: Spraying alcohol or chlorine cannot kill the virus
Alcohol and chlorine can be useful to disinfect surfaces but spraying them all over your body cannot kill the existing virus in your body.
#Fact 9: International packages are absolutely safe
The international packages are absolutely safe and people are not at risk of getting infected as the new coronavirus cannot survive long on non-living objects.
#10: Research on the novel coronavirus
Research on the novel coronavirus
#Fact 11: Rinsing nose with saline regularly cannot eliminate infection
There is no evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has protected people from infection with the new coronavirus.
It only helps people to recover from the common cold and not the new coronavirus. It cannot prevent respiratory infections.
#Fact 12: Consuming garlic doesn't help
Consuming garlic can be healthy as it has antimicrobial properties but there have been no cases where garlic protected people from the infection.
#Fact 13: Can sesame oil block the path of COVID-19?
There are some chemical disinfectants that can kill the 2019-nCoV on surfaces, they have little or no effect. But, sesame oil is not one of them.
#Fact 14: Only old people not vulnerable
COVID-19 can be transmitted to people regardless of their age.
Older people and people with pre-existing medical conditions are more vulnerable to be affected by the new coronavirus.
#Fact 15: Antibiotics are ineffective
The antibiotics cannot work against the new coronavirus. It only kills bacteria.
The infected person may receive antibiotics to prevent bacterial co-infections.
#Fact 16: No cure to it presently
There are no specific medicines or vaccines available to prevent or treat the new coronavirus.
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