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5 Myths About the Coronavirus That Are Absolutely Untrue

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Nigeria have had its first case of the COVID-19 in Lagos and already the social media space has gone wild with fakes news and wrong info about the virus.

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Below are 5 things you shouldn't believe about Coronavirus...

1. The Coronavirus is the Most Dangerous Virus

This is absolutely untrue. Viruses like d Ebola virus and & Lassa fever are way more deadly and dangerous! Those 2 viruses have 90% and 50% death rate respectively while the COVID-19 has just a 2% death rate.

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Wearing a Mask will Protect You From the Virus

No doubt, wearing a mask will limit your visibility to d virus, but doesn't give you any form of immunity whatsoever. You even a stand a greater risk of being exposed to d virus if the mask is not properly worn.

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Getting The Coronavirus Virus is a Death Sentence

This is so untrue based on the mild nature of the virus compared to the other viruses stated in the first myth.

There has been way more recoveries than death in the affected countries.

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Out of the almost 40,000 closed cases, only 2860 (7% deaths) have been recorded while the remaining numbers (93%) have recovered from the virus.

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4. The Coronavirus is Allergic to High Temperate Regions

Most flu like viruses are seasonal and generally ebb as we approach a warmer season (a good reason the virus hasn't spread wildly in Africa).

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But we can't entirely rely on this as much information is not known about the six weeks old virus.

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5. Coronavirus has a Cure

There is absolutely NO CURE for Coronavirus! I repeat, there is NO CURE! So drugs like Chloroquine Phosphate and others that have shown efficacy in the treatment CANNOT cure the virus.

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