Thread by @thejournal_ie

There is a *lot* of misinformation about coronavirus being shared in Ireland.

We'll use this thread to debunk the ones that we come across. To start with: no, that WhatsApp voice message about Ireland going into a Status Red lockdown from Monday morning is not true.

Here's the full article about that WhatsApp voice message. The Defence Forces have said there is "no substance whatsoever" to the message and called it "unhelpful and irresponsible" jrnl.ie/5044990t

This message has been shared a lot on WhatsApp this week. No, drinking water every 15 minutes will *not* protect you from getting the coronavirus.

Here is the full article explaining why drinking water every 15 minutes won't prevent you from getting Covid-19 jrnl.ie/5042612t #debunked

Debunked: You may have seen a screenshot of a tweet supposedly from @LeoVaradkar saying that all Irish people returning from Cheltenham will be put into isolation. This is false. The tweet has been photoshopped.

You can read the full aticle about how that tweet is false here. People who return to Ireland from Cheltenham and have symptoms may be tested, but the government is not going to isolate and test every single person who went jrnl.ie/5044997t

A WhatsApp message is being shared which says that the HSE is advising people to stock up on enough food to last for several weeks. This is not true.

People have been advised *not* to stockpile or panic buy. Ireland's retailers say that there are no problems with supply.

Here's the full article why stockpiling of food is "unnecessary and may in fact harm others" jrnl.ie/5045982t

This post, which claims that there is already a vaccine for coronavirus has been shared a lot on Facebook this week. It is not true. The vaccine in the photo is for a different strain of coronavirus, and it's only effective for cows.