Common Myths
Thermal scanners can diagnose coronavirus
Thermal scanners can detect whether someone has a fever. However, other conditions, such as seasonal flu, can also produce fever. Coronavirus can only be diagnosed through lab results. View Source
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The virus can be transferred by goods from a country with COVID-19 cases such as China.
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The virus originated in a laboratory in China
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