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UV Light on Airplanes Could Prevent Spread of Coronavirus | Does UV light help in preventing covid-19? | Based on the mechanisms described earlier, our hypothesis is that light could reduce the lethality of COVID-19. | Refutes |
Some researchers have already keyed in on the well-established fact that nicotine is not responsible for the grave health effects of smoking, and have begun experimenting with nicotine as a treatment [4] and prevention tactic for COVID-19. | Can smoking help in preventing COVID-19? | Is cannabis use epidemiologically associated with coronavirus incidence rate (CVIR)? | Neutral |
While the primary threat posed by COVID-19 is to people's physical health, the pandemic is also taking its toll on economies, social and cultural activities, and people's mental health. | How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health? | Psychological impact was assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and mental health status with the Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). | Neutral |
Another complication for assigning a cause of death for COVID-19 is that some younger people have died of strokes and heart attacks | how do people die from the coronavirus? | Compared to the recovered group, more patients in the death group exhibited characteristics of advanced age, pre-existing comorbidities, dyspnea, oxygen saturation decrease, increased WBC count, decreased lymphocytes, and elevated CRP levels. | Supports |
To date, there is no specific medicine recommended to prevent or treat the new coronavirus. | Can drinking alcohol help in preventing COVID-19? | Among the basic protective measures against COVID-19, the need to wash hands frequently and in a prolonged way using soap, and to regularly use alcohol-based hand sanitizers is well established for the whole population. | Supports |
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