DONT FALL INTO THESE MYTHS
1. There are currently no drugs licensed for the treatment or prevention of
COVID-19
2. Adding pepper to your soup or other meals DOES NOT prevent or cure COVID-19
3. COVID-19 is NOT transmitted through houseflies
4. Spraying or introducing bleach or another disinfectant into your body WILL
NOT
protect you against COVID-19 and can be dangerous
5. Drinking methanol, ethanol or bleach DOES NOT prevent or cure COVID-19 and
can be
extremely dangerous
6. 5G mobile networks DO NOT spread COVID-19
7. Exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 25C degrees DOES
NOT
prevent nor cure COVID-19
8. Being able to hold your breadth for 10 seconds or more without coughing or
feeling discomfort DOES NOT mean you are free from the COVID-19 or any other
lung
disease
9. COVID-19 can be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates
10. Cold weather and snow CANNOT kill the new coronavirus
11. Taking a hot bath does not prevent coronavirus disease
12. The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through masquito bites
13. Hand dryers are not effective in killing the 2019-nCoV
14. Ultra-violet(UV) lamps should not be used to disinfect hands or other areas
of
your skin
15. Vaccines against pneumonia do not provide protection against the new
coronavirus
16. There is no evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has
protected
people from infection with the new coronavirus
17. No evidence that garlic has protected people from the new coronavirus
18. People of all ages can be infected by the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
19. Antibiotics do not work against viruses, only bacteria.
20. To date, there is no specific medicine recommended to prevent or treat the
new
coronavirus(2019-nCoV)
