{"id":5497,"date":"2020-05-11T13:58:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/busting-common-myths-about-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T09:18:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T09:18:54","slug":"busting-common-myths-about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/busting-common-myths-about-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Busting common myths about COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><u>Editor\u2019s note:<\/u>\u00a0This infographic was originally created\u00a0 by <strong>Impact Science<\/strong> &#8211;<\/i><em>\u00a0the strategic communication and amplification brand of Cactus Communications\u00a0<\/em><i>&#8211;<\/i><em>\u00a0<\/em><i>and has been republished here with permission. The original infogarphic is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.impact.science\/debunking-the-myths-behind-covid-19\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, doctors and\u00a0scientists working on COVID-19 have been sharing tips about maintaining social distancing, caring for our mental and physical health, etc. There has also been a rise in\u00a0contradictory and confusing information about how to stay safe and treat the virus-infected people. The\u00a0Impact Science team took a step forward to uncover the facts behind a few myths. We went straight to the experts at one of the most credible authorities \u2014 the\u00a0<u><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\/myth-busters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/u>\u2014 to clear up the confusion behind the spread of COVID-19.\u00a0We distilled these verified facts about the new coronavirus into this simple infographic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Infographic - Busting myths about COVID-19\" class=\"responsive\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%229908%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Infographic%20-%20Busting%20myths%20about%20COVID-19%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Infographic%20-%20Busting%20myths%20about%20COVID-19%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%20%5C%22%5C%22COVID-19%5C%22%5C%22%20%5C%22%5C%22coronavirus%5C%22%5C%22%20%5C%22%5C%22COVID-19%20myths%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Infographic_COVID-19%20myths%20versus%20facts.jpg\" style=\"width: 780px; height: 1500px; border-width: 4px; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Infographic - Busting myths about COVID-19\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to download a copy for your reference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1152,"featured_media":33313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[2445],"new_categories":[],"new_tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5497","comic_strip","type-comic_strip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Busting common myths about COVID-19 | Editage Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Does heat cause COVID-19? 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