And, despite what certain presidents may be tweeting, chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine are still mostly theoretically useful drugs, we really don't know if they will work for coronaviruspic.twitter.com/xYZnrabMvH
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And, despite what certain presidents may be tweeting, chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine are still mostly theoretically useful drugs, we really don't know if they will work for coronaviruspic.twitter.com/xYZnrabMvH
MYTH 3: Coronavirus will go away in less than a month There are so many versions of this myth, and I think it's because we desperately want to believe it to be true I'm sorry. It just isn't
Even if the pandemic slows down significantly in the next 4 weeks, the likelihood that things will go back to any semblance of normal in anything less than months is very low
Even in China, which is reopening to some extent, there are still restrictions on numerous activities People are still terrified
MYTH 4: The government is 'closing the economy' This is a pernicious and frustrating myth The economy will close itself as soon as infections run rampant
It is easy to ignore 500 cases, in a city of millions It is less easy to ignore 500,000 If the government doesn't shut down cities, they will shut themselves down when the number of cases climbs
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
Yes! It's no different to antivaxxers saying that to prevent getting chickenpox you need to get chickenpox.
Tell this to the Dutch Government... this is their strategie for us. 
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