President Donald Trump posted his letter to the WHO in a Monday night tweet. He threatened to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization (WHO) within 30 days, unless it will “commit to major substantive improvements.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
According to Johns Hopkins University, as of April 3, more than 1,033,000 people have been infected with coronavirus. The U.S. has the most reported cases, with nearly a quarter of a million infections. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The World Health Organization has called the spread of coronavirus misinformation an “infodemic.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
4 Coronavirus Myths , Debunked.
The World Health Organization has called the spread of coronavirus misinformation an “infodemic.”.
Myth 1: Coronavirus is manmade.
Just like SARS, the virus likely originated in bats and was transmitted to people. .
Myth 2: Home remedies can cure or prevent the virus.
Garlic, vitamin C and essential oils will
not prevent or cure the virus, as there
is currently no vaccine.
Myth 3: Black people
don’t get coronavirus.
Anyone can get coronavirus, and it is quickly spreading in Africa. .
Myth 4: Heat can kill the virus.
There is no evidence
that heat can kill the virus
Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the pandemic from its Geneva headquarters on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Until now, the WHO has declined to make a pandemic declaration, which it defines as a “worldwide spread of a new disease.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
