Can Drinking Hot Water Kill The New Coronavirus? Can Eating Garlic Prevent Infection? Dietitian Reveals 3 Ways To Prevent New Coronary Pneumonia Are Useless

India's Delta variant virus hits Taiwan, and Taiwan's new crown pneumonia epidemic continues to be urgent. In order to reduce the risk of infection, many people begin to believe in some plausible remedies. Many rumors are seen in the eyes of nutritionist He Siying Ariel. From the perspective of a teacher, decipher these false messages one by one!

Incorrectly, the new coronavirus can survive for 2 hours at 4 degrees, room temperature, and 37 degrees; but at 56, 67, and 75 degrees, the infectivity of the new coronavirus will be 90, 60, and 75 degrees, respectively. Dropped after 30 minutes.

, therefore, instead of relying on hot water to eliminate viruses, it is better to focus on maintaining your own health, which is the most fundamental way. After all, with a healthy body, the strongest protection will naturally be formed, and viruses and bacteria will not invade so easily!

Not exactly! Although garlic has antimicrobial substances (antimicrobial), so far, Therefore, from a medical point of view, there is no way to say that "eating garlic can definitely prevent the new coronavirus." And this logic is the same when applied to other foods such as onions and ginger.

. Only chemicals such as ether, chlorine-containing disinfectant, and 75% alcohol can kill the surface of the new coronavirus; but ether and chlorine-containing disinfectant cannot be applied to the skin, and 75% alcohol cannot actually be applied to the skin all the time. On, otherwise the new coronavirus has not been hurt, and our skin will be hurt first!

This principle is the same as the reason why some people want to use ultraviolet rays to kill the new coronavirus. Long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer, so don't try to do this!

"Health 2.0" reminds you

In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the CDC continues to strengthen epidemic monitoring and border control measures, and wear a mask as instructed to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and actively inform the doctor of travel history and contact history, so as to facilitate timely Diagnosis and notification.

◎ This article is excerpted from / The online course "Nutrition N+1: A Healthy Guide for the Whole Family" by Dietitian He Siying Ariel ◎ Image source/Provided by Dazhi Image/shutterstock