4 COVID-19 Myths and
Why You Shouldn’t Believe Them As the world continues to deal with
COVID-19, there seems to be an endless amount of
misinformation spreading just as fast as the virus. In order to help you stay educated,
here are four COVID-19 myths and
why you shouldn’t believe them. 1. COVID-19 is
being spread over
5G networks Despite what you may have heard, the WHO
can confirm that the coronavirus is not being
spread via technology and cellphone signals. In fact, COVID-19 is currently spreading in many
countries that don’t even have 5G mobile networks. 2. Consuming breast milk can
help prevent COVID-19 Dyan Hes, MD, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, can
confirm that there is no need to purchase human
breast milk, as it does not help against the virus. 3. If you can hold your
breath for more than
10 seconds you don’t
have COVID-19 According to the WHO, this breathing exercise
will not confirm you don’t have the virus and
can even be potentially dangerous. The only way to absolutely
confirm whether you do
or don’t have COVID-19
is with a laboratory test. 4. You can get COVID-19 by
ordering things from China According to the CDC, you are less likely to get
the virus from surface-to-person contact in
comparison to person-to-person transmission. In addition, products do not pose more of a
risk simply because they're from China.