4 COVID-19 Myths and Why You Shouldn’t Believe Them As the world continues to deal with COVID-19, there seems to be an endless amount of misinformation spreading just as fast as the virus.
In order to help you stay educated, here are four COVID-19 myths and why you shouldn’t believe them.
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COVID-19 is being spread over 5G networks Despite what you may have heard, the WHO can confirm that the coronavirus is not being spread via technology and cellphone signals.
In fact, COVID-19 is currently spreading in many countries that don’t even have 5G mobile networks.
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Consuming breast milk can help prevent COVID-19 Dyan Hes, MD, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, can confirm that there is no need to purchase human breast milk, as it does not help against the virus.
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If you can hold your breath for more than 10 seconds you don’t have COVID-19 According to the WHO, this breathing exercise will not confirm you don’t have the virus and can even be potentially dangerous.
The only way to absolutely confirm whether you do or don’t have COVID-19 is with a laboratory test.
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You can get COVID-19 by ordering things from China According to the CDC, you are less likely to get the virus from surface-to-person contact in comparison to person-to-person transmission.
In addition, products do not pose more of a risk simply because they're from China.
