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Pathologists debunk 13 myths about the coronavirus Business Insider

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Dr. Stephen Morse: "Wearing a mask will protect me from the virus." The problem is that people who wear these masks usually don't wear them properly.

Dr. Syra Madad: "The coronavirus came from bat soup." (Morse sighs) That is absolutely not correct.

Morse: "The coronavirus was deliberately created or released."

Madad: Giving humans a little bit too much credit here.

Hi, I'm Dr. Syra Madad. I am the senior director of New York City Health + Hospitals' System-wide Special Pathogens Program.

Morse: And I'm Dr. Stephen Morse, professor of epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. We're here to debunk myths about the coronavirus.