COVID-19 misinformation: Difference between revisions

It seems that COVID-19 can be transmitted in all climates.<ref name=WHO_myths>{{cite web |title=Myth busters |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters |publisher=World Health Organization}}</ref> It has seriously affected many warm-climate countries. For instance, [[Dubai]], with a [[Climate of Dubai|year-round average daily high of 28.0 Celsius (82.3&nbsp;°F)]] and [[Dubai International Airport|the airport said to have the world's most international traffic]], has had [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates|thousands of cases]].{{medical citation needed|date=February 2021}}

 

While commercial companies that make breastmilk substitutes promote their products during the pandemic, the WHO and [[UNICEF]] advise that women should continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic even if they have confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Evidence {{as of|2020|5|lc=y}} indicates that it is unlikely that COVID-19 can be transmitted through breast milk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agencies encourage women to continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/27-05-2020-countries-failing-to-stop-harmful-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes-warn-who-and-unicef |website=World Health Organization |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>