MYTH 1: Most coronavirus infections are asymptomatic/very mild This seems to be accepted knowledge, with most newspapers quoting 86% as the likely number of asymptomatic cases It's simply not the case!pic.twitter.com/NU4cDwExfR
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Can you imagine going out of your house if there are people sick everywhere? The fact of the matter is that a serious pandemic will shut down shops and close businesses just as fast as government action, but with far more deaths
MYTH 5: you will get coronavirus from delivered goods Coronavirus can indeed survive on surfaces, but delivery is probably the safest way to get goods right now (fewest people in contact) Just remember to wash your hands!
MYTH 6: IV vitamins will cure the disease This one I've now seen at least 5 times, floating around Whatsapp chains and emails It is simply not true at all
IV Vitamins are a contentious subject, in that there is no reason to believe that they will work for most disease but are still sold by quacks everywhere as a miracle cure Anyway, don't take IV vitamin C it won't cure/prevent coronavirus
MYTH 7: Herd immunity is a prevention strategy This one is just so absurd. Herd immunity without a vaccine requires most people to be infected to come into effect BY DEFINITION this means it isn't anything to do with prevention/mitigation
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