The World Health Organization has not stopped refuting many of the rumors that have been flooded with social media since the outbreak of the Corona virus in China last December.
Here we review the top 10 rumors or lies circulated widely by social media users about the Corona virus in recent months, and the response of the World Health Organization.
1- Mosquitoes transmit corona
The WHO says that corona virus “cannot be transmitted by mosquito and insect bites,” adding that “so far there is no information or evidence to suggest that corona virus can be transmitted by mosquitoes.”
2- Hot showers kill the virus
The World Health Organization refuted the rumor on its Facebook account, saying that “bathing in warm or even very hot water does not prevent infection with the Corona virus”, but on the contrary may harm human skin.
3- Nasal spray prevents infection
The World Health Organization said in a post on its Facebook account, that spraying the nose from the inside with salt water on a regular basis, as some believe, does not prevent infection with the Corona virus.
4- The deceased in Corona transmits the infection
Maha Talaat, WHO’s regional consultant for the Eastern Mediterranean to fight infection, said that a person who died from coronavirus does not transmit the infection completely, and there are procedures when washing the body to prevent transmission.
5- The virus does not infect young people
The World Health Organization has revealed that the new Corona virus is capable of infecting and killing young people, and the organization has asked them to avoid mixing and transmitting it to the elderly and other groups most at risk.
6- The smoker is immune from the virus
The World Health Organization said in a post on its Facebook account that smoking of all kinds, whether cigarettes or shisha, increases the chances of a smoker being infected with the Corona virus and transmitting the infection to others.
7- The pneumonia vaccine protects against corona
The World Health Organization confirmed that the anti-pneumonia vaccines “do not provide protection against the Corona virus,” adding that the Corona virus is completely new and different, stressing that it needs its own vaccine.
8- Gargle vinegar fights Corona
The World Health Organization says there is no evidence to suggest that gargling with vinegar or salt water eliminates the Coronavirus, and that this may help cure regular colds.
9- Corona travels directly through the air
The World Health Organization reaffirmed that the Coronavirus passes through the spray of the infected person to others through coughing or sneezing, and does not transmit through the air directly, although the spray can remain suspended for a while in the air.
10-The virus is transmitted from the fifth generation towers
The WHO said that the Coruna virus “cannot be transmitted over radio waves or mobile networks,” including the fifth-generation networks made in China.
