Fake UNICEF guidelines for Corona circulating

A fake UNICEF issued guideline image is circulating on the internet these days. Please refrain from sharing the fake picture. The guidelines contain some wrong information too.

Unfortunately, till today, many reputable hospitals and medical setups are still using fake guidelines floating around on internet.

As an advice, always verify the data before sharing it. Also emphasise the original poster to share the link to the official site from where he got that data or image.

Fake image of UNICEF guidelines for Corona

The following image is being used:

lets breakdown the points in this letter and see what’s wrong with them.

The article shows that it is dated 04 march 2020. On top we can see that it’s issued for the hostel of Indian Institute of Science. Hence it’s not even displayed as UNICEF official document anyway.

Now looking at each point.

Corona virus is large in size where the cell diameter is 400-500 micro and for this reason “any mask prevents its entry”

Absolutely wrong statement.

1. Corona size is not 400-500 micro, it’s around 120 nanometers
2. CoronaVirus is not a cell, and thus the statement is not at all appropriate
3. So obviously, any mask can not prevent its entry

The virus does not settle in the air but is grounded, so it is “not transmitted by air”

Again wrong statement.

1. The virus does get transmitted by air, but for a lesser distance and for lesser time
2. The virus can also survive and transmit in droplets too

The virus remains in air for some time, depending upon many factors including environmental factors, and then settles (that too is controversial if it settles in all cases).

“Gargle with warm and salt water” kills the tonsils germs and prevents them from leaking into the lungs

This is not only incorrect, it’s also poorly formatted statement.

1. Gargles do not kill tonsils germs as such. Tonsils are lymph nodes, and water does not get into them directly through gargles
2. CoronaVirus is not hidden inside tonsils
3. Corona Virus does not leak into the lungs from tonsils, it goes in directly through air we breath in or through the fluid inside our mouth
4. Tonsils role is very less in this situation

UNICEF clarified that this notification is not issued by them

UNICEF has already clarified that this notice is not published by them. Facecheck AFP covered this issue too and confirmed that UNICEF did not publish any such guidelines for coronavirus pandemic. https://factcheck.afp.com/unicef-officials-refute-false-claim-agency-released-coronavirus-prevention-guidelines

Also note that UNICEF means United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. It has nothing to do with CoronaVirus directly or to give statements about such things. This sort of guidelines are given by World Health Organization (WHO).

Summary & Conclusion

The virus does not get denatured by general heat. It may require temperature up to 70 degrees to kill it, which will probably kill the human too.

Also, most of the points mentioned in this article shared by the indian institute are wrong.

Please stick to the proper guidelines and advice by the experts only, to prevent yourself and your loved ones from catching coronavirus infection (covid-19).