On this week’s edition of VERDICT, we take a look at a viral claim that holding breath for 10 seconds or more is a test for COVID-19.
The anchor, Zainab Sanni revealed that the misinfirmation began to gain waves in February 2020, when a myth began to circulate on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter that if you can hold your breath for 10 seconds, then you don’t have COVID-19.
This spread of the claim was traced to a viral image credited to a nameless Japanese doctor and made more popular by a Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera during a live show.
The program featured an epidemiologist and a staff of the Oyo State COVID-19 operations, who shed more light on either one that is medically accurate, a breathing exercise or the nasal test. After the facts, debunks by public health experts and organisation, press play to know our VERDICT on the viral claim.
The Production Team for this week’s episode are:
Olakunle Mohammed – Project Manager and Researcher
Oluwatosin Ologun – Producer
Zainab Sanni – Presenter
