Hold your breath for 10 seconds is not a reliable coronavirus test
Here's what you need to know about this viral respiration test for coronaviruses.
There is a lot of information about coronavirus, but unfortunately, much is just not true. Take, for example, the simple 10 second houseBreath test for coronavirus This makes tours on social media, awarded to a Japanese doctor Unnamed: "If you can hold your breath for 10 seconds, you do not have coronaviruses." Even celebrities likeAmy Schumershared it! But it turns out that the breathing test is not to trust.
TheAssociated press Medical experts consulted who say "the test would not give any clear indication of whether someone has the new coronavirus".
Social media users share the false complaint on platforms that include the application, Twitter and Facebook. The claim, which has three parts, the first time indicates that if a coronavirus patient goes too late at the hospital, their lungs will undergo 50% fibrosis, a healing of the lungs that limit breathing. It proposes to suggest the 10-second breathing test, finally indicating that drinking water every 15 minutes will kill the virus.
Unfortunately, there is aLong list of myths about hardening orAvoid coronavirus In addition to the 10-second breathing test and drinking plenty of water. Drinking silver solution? Will not help you. Boiling garlic in the water? Waste garlic and water. Eating dogs, avoid ice cream or consumption of essential oils or Chinese herbs? Nope, Nope and Nope.
What weknow about coronavirus is it: it's officially aglobal pandemic And the worst is yet to come. The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID),Anthony Fauci, MD, warned thatCoronavirus will become much worse In the United States before going better. In addition, there was a dangerouslyLow quantity of real coronavirus tests So far, depending on the disease control and prevention centers (CDC).
So, how does it doReduce the propagation of COVID-19 and limit their risk of becoming sick? At the moment, there are very simple rules to follow:
- wash your hands regularly and carefully for at least 20 seconds.
- Avoid touching your face.
- Limit the interaction with others by avoiding large groups.
And until we know more, it is better to ignoreInternet-based coronavirus tips It sounds too good to be true and rather use common sense.
