The French government has debunked a myth that cocaine can kill the coronavirus strain after a false claim was spread on social media. In hope of quashing the claim, the French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health said: 'No, cocaine does NOT protect against COVID-19. It comes as the World Health Organization warned the life-threatening coronavirus is now spreading between humans in nearly thirty European countries. Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will give the World Health Organisation free ads and remove 'false claims and conspiracy theories'. Hand dryers will not kill the coronavirusHand dryers alone cannot kill coronavirus bacteria.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2020 17:38 UTC