List of symptoms and how to prevent the new coronavirus contains inaccuracies - Full Fact
List of symptoms and how to prevent the new coronavirus contains inaccuracies - Full Fact List of symptoms and how to prevent the new coronavirus contains inaccuracies - Full Fact Posted: 20 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT A number of posts that make the same claims about the symptoms and prevention of the new coronavirus (that causes Covid-19) have been shared on Facebook. The same text, claiming to be from a member of the Stanford hospital board, has also been shared . Stanford University has since announced that it was not the source of the misinformation. The claims are a mixture of accurate and inaccurate. While the post does include some basic advice that is worth following, it also makes claims which could lead people to mis-diagnose themselves, and suggests ways of preventing infection that won't work. Holding your breath to test for Covid-19 and sipping water to protect against the virus won't work The post claims that by th...