Fact check: Debunking myths about coronavirus…

~ New Scotland

The coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, is having a significant impact on people’s lives across the globe.

It has also led to an outbreak of false information being shared across social media, as people search for reliable and up-to-date information about the spread of the disease.

The NHS has advice for those who think they have coronavirus, how the disease spreads, and how to avoid it.

Ferret Fact Service has gone through a few of the more widely-shared claims made about the virus. This article will be updated with new claims as we see them.

Coronavirus myths hide
1 Was the outbreak caused by 5g?
2 Can these home remedies work?

2.1 Vitamin C
2.2 Garlic
3 Is regularly drinking water effective?
4 Is Dettol proven to kill COVID-19?
5 Good journalism changes things

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Published by New Scotland

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