The World Health Organisation has warned citizens of the world to ignore a fake test of Covid-19 infection by holding ones breath for 10 seconds, as is being peddled in the social media.

“Being able to hold your breath for 10 secondss or more without coughing or feeling discomfort does not mean you are free from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) or any other lung disease,” the organisation warned in a tweet.

It said that “the best way to confirm if you have the virus producing Covid-19 disease is with a laboratory test.

“You cannot confirm it with this breathing exercise, which can even be dangerous.”

WHO restated that most common symptoms of Covid-19 are “dry cough, tiredness and fever.”

“Some people may develop more severe forms of the disease, such as pneumonia,” the Organisation concluded.

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  • Ogbuagu Bob Anikwe, a veteran journalist and message development specialist, is now a community journalism advocate and publisher of Enugu Metro. Contact him on any of the channels below.

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