MYTHBUSTERS! by Jimena Mochoteguy https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35 With everyone hungry for information, rumours and myths have been spreading around social media in minutes with throwaway remarks and untested theories reaching all corners of the world in what seems like seconds. Take care to make sure the stories you are reading and sharing are true and from trusted sources, and not just a friend of a friend who knows someone who knows someone who might work in the NHS. To help, here are some myths, scams and falsehoods that have been shared around the world but labelled as false by factcheckers and worldwide health organisations. en-us 2020-06-10 16:57:08 UTC 2026-01-25 16:17:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Drinking alcohol protects you against Covid-19 https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/624531974 Many people say that alcohol consumption protects us against covid-19.However, the World Health Organization denied this information saying that frequent or excessive alcohol consumption can increase the risk of health problems. Knowing this information, if you want to take care of yourself and be healthy, avoid drinking alcohol.


]]> 2020-06-12 19:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/624531974 COVID-19 virus can’t be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates abbycostantinolopez https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/624749238 The scientific evidence that has been obtained so far indicates that the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in ANY AREA, including those with a hot and humid climate.  If you live in an area where there is coronavirus, climate conditions aren't so important.  The best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 is washing your hands frequently.  In this way, viruses that may be on your hands are eliminated and the infection that could occur when touching your eyes, mouth and nose is avoided.  Climates are very important for the propagation of COVID-19 but there is no climate in which propagation is not possible.]]> 2020-06-13 01:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/624749238 Taking a hot bath prevents the new coronavirus disease https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/628825333
Some people believe saunas have health benefits, and can kill coronavirus. But There have been no clinical studies proving that taking saunas or hot baths can protect us against the COVID-19 virus. In addition, taking a hot bath will not affect the coronavirus if you are already infected. Taking a bath with extremely hot water can be bad for your health as it can burn you.
In conclusion, taking a hot bath does not prevent the new coronavirus disease and
it can be dangerous.]]> 2020-06-16 12:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/628825333 5G mobile network spread Covid-19 https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/628998244 Viruses cannot travel on radio waves/mobile networks. COVID-19 is spreading in many countries that do not have 5G mobile networks. 
COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. People can also be infected by touching a contaminated surface and then their eyes, mouth or nose.
]]> 2020-06-16 14:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/628998244 Is the Coronavirus as dangerous as a flu or a cold? facundotomasrezzano https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/630395903 Many websites and other sources have affirmed or doubted about this theory. But if we look more deeply, there are as many differences as similarities between the Covid-19, a cold, and a flu. The most important fact is that a cold can be treated with antibiotics, a flu with vaccines, but the Coronavirus doesn´t have a solution, so it is more dangerous. We can notice similarities between the virus, a flu and a cold because they cause the same symptoms, such as cough, sneezing, muscle pain, shortness of breath and fever, but they are not the same. In fact, today coronavirus is more dangerous]]> 2020-06-17 11:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/630395903 Cold weather and snow can stop the coronavirus juanpablodragobratovic https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/630396303  Based on expert information ,snow has little particles of water that can clean the air pollution. The clouds have water and when they get together with the cold they form crystals that will stick together until they become heavy and fall to the ground. Bearing  this in mind experts  said that not all the virus will be inactive with the cold weather. They  said that we still have to use protection and wash our hands everyday.

]]> 2020-06-17 11:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/630396303 Hand dryers are effective in killing the new coronavirus. https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/630398225 It is not true. We should our hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or with soap and water. Then, we must dry them with paper towels or a hot air dryer. Doing that, we can amaid infection.]]> 2020-06-17 11:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/630398225 “Most people who get Covid-19 don´t recover from it” martinasolabreau https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/633667665 Why is this a fake new?
Since the covid-19 outbreak began, we started to hear about the spreading of fake news around the world, involving hospitals, people, and lies about the spreading of the coronavirus. Because of this, many people had taken the job to stop this news from getting to the people by confirming their irrelevancy.
And so, it is my job too to confirm the lies about this one. So let's start with it.
According to the media, many people survived, and live normally, after recovering from Covid-19. "People who got the covid- 19 can't recover from it" is an obvious lie and we can prove it watching the news, on TV or internet, about many people recovering all around the world. Also, there are webpages like Worldometer that update every day about how many people get recovered. And we can see that 3,627,274 people have recovered from Covid up to today. With only that information, we can say that getting recovered from this illness is not something impossible. And we can also confirm that the quote “people who got the covid-19 can't recover from it” is truly false.]]> 2020-06-19 15:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/633667665 Fake news victoriamaximacastillo https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/635138222 "you can't recover from the coronavirus disease"

We can say that this sentence is false because most people of the world that had this fatal disease called “coronavirus” could recover from it. 
But if you are not satisfied with this information and you think that it isn’t enough then I can tell you that this fact was checked by the “WHO”. This organization says that most of the people who got this disease could recover with some type of device that is used to help people.
]]> 2020-06-21 16:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/635138222 "At the moment, no specific medication is recommended to prevent or treat the new coronavirus infection" micabelenocampo04 https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/638640407
At this time, no specific medication is recommended to prevent or treat the new coronavirus infection .
However, it is necessary to care for people infected with this virus to alleviate and treat symptoms and seek optimized support measures to protect their health.

WHO is helping to streamline research and development of the vaccine with a number of partners.

]]> 2020-06-24 11:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/638640407 There are specific medicines to prevent or treat the new coronavirus. https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/638643423 This info is fake because at this time there are no specific medicines or treatments for COVID-19, but everywhere doctors are working on it. WHO will  be keep people informed about this topic. MeanWhile, stay home, use masks and keep distance with other people. If you experience fever or other symptoms, please start the protocol and call the dedicated number.

]]> 2020-06-24 11:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/638643423 the "patient zero" was a migrant worker in italy alejolautarosoria1 https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/639409440

This is false because a patient treated in a hospital near Paris on 27 December for suspected pneumonia actually had the coronavirus. The patient, Amirouche Hammar was admitted to hospital exhibiting a dry cough, a fever and trouble breathing - symptoms which would later become known as main indications of coronavirus.This means the virus may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought. Anyway, patient zero is not key
to the study of a contagious disease because they do not provide important
data, not necessary for doctors and experts.]]> 2020-06-25 01:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/639409440 Eating garlic prevents infection with the new coronavirus alejolautarosoria1 https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/639418559
This statement is totally false because from what I have heard on television and investigated, according to the WHO, experts have shown that there is currently no cure for this virus, so the effectiveness of garlic is 100% false]]> 2020-06-25 01:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/639418559 The virus is a man-made bioweapon https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/646295766 in my opinion the virus was created by civilization for kill to a part of people as the world is overpopulation but this virus has done so much damage to the population in general but this got out of control because the virus mutated very fast and now the OMS and differents organization were investigation the cure so we can finish with all of this, Trum president of the United States Of America suspected countries like china that has inside in the origin of the virus blaming him for what happened. Although the health authorities have denied this type of idea from the beginning, hoaxes and fake news run faster than ever on social networks. Who has not had any conversation about this in any of their WhatsApp groups?
 Now, in a letter published in Nature Medicine and signed by scientists from different universities in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, the natural origin of SARS-CoV-2 is demonstrated based on the analysis of its genome and comparing it with the other six coronaviruses that they cause diseases in humans, especially the one most similar to it: SARS-CoV.]]> 2020-07-02 20:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/646295766 thermal scanners can detect COVID-19 https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/654098163 the thermal scanner does not detect covid-19 but detects the heat that people have in their bodies, that is, it would detect only fever, but since it is a symptom, it is said that it detects the coronavirus.]]> 2020-07-14 12:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/654098163 Gargling salt water can prevent coronavirus https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/672492123 This myth is false, since the World Health Organization (WHO) clarifies on its "myth busters" page that it does not find any evidence to suggest that salt water eliminates the coronavirus. The only thing you can recognize is rinsing your nose with saline, it could help you recover even faster, but this has not been shown to prevent respiratory infections. Although a sore throat is a possible symptom of coronavirus, it is not one of the most common.]]> 2020-08-07 15:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jimenamochoteguy1/xselvqkd5ake2x35/wish/672492123