Debunking Myths about COVID-19, Paranoiac Misconceptions, Recent Developments and its Current Stance
Zumama Khalid1, Muhammad Abrar Yousaf2, Abeedha Tu-Allah Khan1, Farah Rauf Shakoori2, Muhammad Munir3 and Abdul Rauf Shakoori1*
1School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590
2Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590
3Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Furness College, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YG, UK
* Corresponding author: arshakoori.sbs@pu.edu.pk
Fig. 1.
The importance of social distancing, close contact, particle size, percent of virus particle deposit in various regions of upper airway, and the effect of humidity and temperature on the COVID-19 activity.
(taken from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3563403).
Fig. 2.
Symptoms of crona virus infection.
Image courtesy: WHO (World Health Organization).(taken from https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/health/how-long-does-coronavirus-last-how-many-days-covid-19-stays-your-system-and-when-symptoms-will-go-away-2520312)
Fig. 3.
Entry of coronavirus inside the host.
(taken from Chemistry Views. Coronavirus entering and replicating in a host cell. March 03, 2020).
Fig. 4.
Replication of COVID-19 inside the host.
(taken from Chemistry Views. Coronavirus entering and replicating in a host cell. March 03, 2020).
Fig. 5.
Virus resilience on various surfaces and materials.
(taken from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3563403).