First Published: 30th March, 2020
Last updated: March 30, 2020 at 13:49 pm
The last report coming from the Ministry of Public Health on the 28th of March, 2020 stated that there were a total of 8 confirmed coronavirus cases in Guyana. However, many more suspected cases are being monitored.
The World Health Organization has retracted its earlier statement that the coronavirus is not airborne, and now advises that, depending on a variety of factors such as humidity and temperature, the coronavirus can survive in the air for up to 3 hours.
According to a United States‘ funded study which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, COVID-19 was shown to survive in the air for up to 3 hours, on copper for up to 4 hours and on cardboard for up to 24 hours.
Furthermore, the scientists concluded that the virus can survive on stainless steel and plastic for up to 3 days. The amount of virus on these objects decrease over time.
According the WHO official website, the coronavirus is transmitted through droplets from an infected person who sneezes or coughs close to an uninfected person. However, if infected droplets land on surfaces, the virus may transmit to the hands or body of an uninfected person who comes in contact with that infected surface. If that person then touches his/her mouth, nose or eyes with the infected hand, the virus may enter the body. For this reason, aside from wearing masks in crowded areas and medical settings, washing your hands frequently may be your most powerful weapon against the coronavirus.
In addition to this, bathing more often, washing clothes promptly and disinfecting surfaces around the home will help in the fight to eliminate the coronavirus.
Also, taking high doses of vitamin C and using foods with antiviral properties, such as ginger, garlic and coconut oil, may help your body to fight off the coronvirus if it does get in. (Disclaimer: This suggestion is not approved by the FDA).
Last but not least, we’d like to share the following video with you, although we could not verify the authenticity of the message contained in it.
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