Coronavirus Facts and Myths

1) Myths: Black people can’t get coronavirus.

Fact: Anyone can get coronavirus.

In Africa, the pandemic is gaining a foothold including in East Africa

 

2) Myths: Mosquitoes can transmit coronavirus

Fact: No. “To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes

 

3) Myths: Coronavirus pandemic is brought by 5G network

No. That’s just a hoax going around the internet.

“The theory that 5G might compromise the immune system and thus enable people to get sick from corona is based on nothing,” said Eric van Rongen, chairman of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) (https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-questions-answers)