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State Senator representing New York’s 34th District | Chair of Ethics & Internal Governance Committee | She/Her | personal tweets: @biaggi4ny

Mar 14, 2020, 14 tweets

THREAD: There have been a lot of misconceptions swirling around about what is or isn’t true regarding the #CoronavirusOutbreak.

Always check with trusted sources and medical experts. Here are some myth-busters on COVID-19 directly from @WHO 👇1/

.@WHO FACT: cold weather and snow cannot kill the new COVID19 #coronavirus 2/

.@WHO FACT: taking a hot bath does not prevent the new #coronavirus disease 3/

.@WHO FACT: the new #coronavirus cannot be transmitted through mosquito bites 4/

.@WHO FACT: hand dryers are not effective in killing the new #coronavirus 5/

.@WHO FACT: UV lamps should not be used to sterilize hands or skin 6/

.@WHO FACT: thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have developed a fever due to #coronavirus 7/

.@WHO FACT: spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body will not kill viruses that have already entered your body 8/

.@WHO FACT: vaccines against pneumonia do not provide protection against the new #coronavirus 9/

.@WHO FACT: there is no evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has protected people from infection with the new #coronavirus 10/

.@WHO FACT: while garlic is a healthy food, there is no evidence that eating it has protected people from the new #coronavirus 11/

.@WHO FACT: people of all ages can be infected by the new #coronavirus 12/

.@WHO FACT: antibiotics do not work against viruses, only bacteria 13/

.@WHO FACT: to date there is no specific medicine to prevent or treat the new #coronavirus 14/END

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