1. Rumor 1: The mysterious disease that broke out in Wuhan, China has been confirmed as a new SARS virus.

It is not SARS virus, and the pathogen is identified as a novel coronavirus.

2. Myth 2: Drinking can prevent novel coronavirus.

Drinking alcohol can't prevent novel coronavirus, but novel coronavirus is sensitive to heat. Fat solvents such as 56℃ for 30 minutes, ether, 75% alcohol, chlorine-containing disinfectant, peracetic acid and chloroform can effectively inactivate the virus.

Myth 3: Only wearing N95 mask is useful.

Experts have explained that it is not necessarily N95 masks, but ordinary medical masks can also play a role.

Rumor 4: The owner of Wuhan South China Seafood Market is the daughter-in-law of the vice chairman of Hubei Provincial Political Consultative Conference.

The news that "the boss of Wuhan South China Seafood Market is Yu Tian, and the father-in-law is Zheng, vice chairman of Hubei Provincial Political Consultative Conference" is widely circulated on the Internet. It was verified that Zheng, the former vice chairman of Hubei Provincial Political Consultative Conference, had no son and was untrue.