Title:
Covid-19: Myths and Some Possible Arguments in Favors or in Contradictions

Authors:
Ashraf Uddin, Md. Manzurul Hasan, Ashraf Uddin, Md. Mehedi Hassan Onik, Md. Siyamul Islam, Bangladesh

Abstract:

COVID-19 has reached to an unimaginable height with several heterogeneous affect on the society and on our regular lives with respect to personal, social, mental, emotional, and economical parameters. To date, most of its physiognomies are not well-known to scientists and researchers. Several studies are being developed round the year to clearly understand the features of the disease. In addition, the lack of authentic information regarding corona virus has led to misinformation and myths in the society. However, myths and misconceptions do not remain myths when people start believing those by hearts despite any strong scientific backing. This study explores such trendy myths with possible arguments and facts. Myths widespreaded in the developing countries as well as mentioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) are critically analysed in this study. Precisely, the study also reveals the risks or gains attained by practicing those myths to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Total 17 COVID-19 related myths have been critically analysed to infer 3 major hypotheses by this study. Finally, the study concludes that legal steps and mass awareness campaigns against or for those myths must be introduced immediately to combat corona virus outbreak. To mention that, when the paper is being written, April-May, 2020, the world is suffering by the devastating Covid-19 pandemic as well as no vaccine or medicine has yet been invented. Furthermore, the paper may help the fellow researchers to deal with the similar diseases with similar symptoms.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/IJMSHR.2021.5102