社交媒體流傳著有關武漢肺炎病毒的傳播和戴口罩的作用等多種說法，以下是加拿大卑詩(英屬哥倫比亞)省疾病控制中心(BCCDC)在推文裡作說明以正視聽。
1/11 There are several misconceptions on social media currently around how #coronavirus is transmitted. Please allow us to clear it up. #2019nCoV
#.請容許我們澄清近日於社交媒體流傳關於冠狀病毒的傳播方式的一些誤解。
2/11 Receptors for #coronavirus are deep in a person’s lungs – a person must inhale enough of the virus that it can actually bind to those receptors deep in the lungs. #2019nCoV
#.冠狀病毒的受體位於人體肺部深處 – 一個人必須吸入足夠量的病毒，病毒才可以與肺部深處的那些受體結合。
3/11 #Coronavirus is transmitted via larger droplets that fall quickly out of the air (for example, after a sneeze). This virus is not airborne. #2019nCoV
#.冠狀病毒經由快速噴到空氣中的較大粒的飛沫傳播(例如: 打噴嚏)，而並非經由空氣傳播。
4/11 #Coronavirus is not something that people can get from casual contact. A person must be in close contact (within 2 metres) with somebody to be able to inhale those droplets if a person coughs or sneezes without cover, in front of them. #2019nCoV
#.冠狀病毒並非在人與人的隨意接觸中就會被感染，除非此人與帶病毒者緊密接觸(兩米之內)，同時帶病毒者在此人面前咳嗽或打噴嚏時沒有遮蓋物(例如: 口罩)擋著，此人才有可能吸入帶病毒者噴出來的飛沫。
5/11 The droplets can fall to the ground after a sneeze and a person can touch them with their hands. The risk of transmission is low in this case, as those droplets must be of significant enough quantity to make it to the receptors in a person’s lungs. #coronavirus #2019nCoV
#.打噴嚏後，噴出來的飛沫會掉落到地上，他人可用手觸摸到這些飛沫。惟這些飛沫必須要有足夠量才能到達人體肺部的受體，所以在這情況下受感染的風險很低。
6/11 If a person has touched something that has droplets on it with #coronavirus in it, as long as they clean their hands before touching their face or your(their) mouth, they are not at risk of getting that virus in their body. #2019nCoV
#.如果一個人接觸了帶有冠狀病毒的飛沫，只要他們洗手後才觸摸其臉部或嘴部，把病毒帶進體內的風險不大。
7/11 #Coronavirus is not something that comes in through the skin. This virus is remitted through large droplets that are breathed deep into a person’s lungs. #2019nCoV
#.冠狀病毒並非經由皮膚進入體內，而是經由吸入大粒飛沫至肺部深處，病毒才會散發出來。
8/11 Regarding wearing masks – masks should be used by sick people to prevent transmission to other people. A mask will help keep a person’s droplets in. #2019nCoV #coronavirus
#.關於戴口罩 – 生病的人應戴上口罩避免把病毒傳染給他人。口罩有助把飛沫保留在口罩之內。
9/11 It may be less effective to wear a mask in the community when a person is not sick themselves. Masks may give a person a false sense of security & are likely to increase the number of times a person will touch their own face – to adjust the mask, etc. #2019nCoV #coronavirus
#.沒有生病的人在社區戴口罩的效用不大。口罩可能會給人一種虛假安全感，還有可能增加一個人觸摸自己臉部的次數 - 例如: 調整口罩等。
10/11 The most important thing that a person can do to prevent themselves from getting #coronavirus is to wash their hands regularly and avoid touching their face. #2019nCoV
#.為了防止自己感染冠狀病毒，最重要的是常洗手，以及避免用手觸摸自己的臉。
11/11 Cover your mouth when you cough so you're not exposing other people. If you are sick yourself, stay away from others. Contact your health care provider ahead of time so you can be safely assessed. #2019nCoV #coronavirus
#.咳嗽時掩著口以免(飛沫)噴到他人。如果您生病了，請遠離他人。盡快聯絡您的醫療提供者，以便對您進行安全評估。
Lots of questions whether #coronavirus can be spread through the eyes, nose and throat. Answer is YES! Virus is transmitted via larger droplets. If they come into contact with your eyes or are inhaled into your mouth or nose, they can enter from there too. #2019nCoV
#.有關冠狀病毒是否可以經由眼睛、鼻子和喉嚨傳播這問題，答案是肯定的！病毒經由較大的飛沫傳播，如果飛沫接觸到您的眼睛，又或經由您的口和鼻子吸入，飛沫是可以從這些渠道進入體內的。
多參考國內各省市和海外各地對武漢肺炎病毒的防禦方案和數據，便能把握到合理的處斷方法，避免被謠傳誤導，好好照顧自己和看護家人。
