No, a Hair Dryer Won't Stop Coronavirus

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A fact check from March 2020. 👇

Viral misinformation about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic was rampant in mid-March 2020. One example was a

created by"futurologist" Dän Lee Dimke who claimed that sticking a blow dryer in your face or sitting in a sauna and breathing in hot air would kill the coronavirus.If you believe you're infected with the virus, you should isolate yourself from other people andWe asked Google, which owns YouTube, what measures are being taken to prevent the spread of misinformation during the ongoing pandemic.

No reputable medical professionals or institutions recommend people breathe hot air to kill the coronavirus. Contrary to what the video states, viruses don’t make you sick by congregating in your nasal cavities. They make you sick on aBecause COVID-19 is caused by a new type of coronavirus, its danger is exacerbated by the fact that no therapeutic treatment has yet been developed, and no vaccine is yet available to prevent it.

Although Dimke describes himself as"Dr. Dan Lee Dimpke" in the viral video, Dimke is not a medical doctor. In aon his website, he claims to have a doctoral degree in education from Southwest University and a master's degree in business administration. His biography lists a number of unusual skills but doesn't describe any educational or professional experience that would qualify him to provide medical advice.

than the seasonal flu and in a matter of three months has spread globally. As residents of major U.S. cities were instructed to practice social distancing or in some situations shelter in place to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19 has

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