Humans are not averse to a stupid online " challenge " . We ’ve had the challenge where everybodyate laundry detergent for some understanding , we ’ve had the challenge where everybody consumed ironic cinnamon powder because they enjoyed cough ( ? ) , and we ’ve even had the " boiling water challenge " , which is essentially just felony assault with the word " challenge " attached for sound reasons .
Now from the creators of theSkull - breaker Challenge(i.e . humans ) we have the # CoronaVirusChallenge , which begin trending earlier on Friday . Wondering what the hell it is ? You are n’t alone .
For the great part , humans are sharing some pretty unorthodox DIY methods that people are using to avoid thenew coronavirus . A circumstances of them , however , appear to be direct at stopping you from getting the coronavirus by killing you via asphyxiation first .
As well as people doing it for a laugh , there have been people blemish doing this in the wild .
They ’re even making masquerade party for their cats .
While this may be a flake of fun / a second silly , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) and people who do n’t want to catch and/or spread the coronavirus would prefer you wreak the " lave your damn script " challenge , which we have been alarmed to find is something people will only do when face with a worldwide health menace . It’smuch more efficient than cheek masks , and there ’s less chance of asphyxiation .
The goal is to rinse your hand for around 20 seconds , which is around the meter it take to sing Happy Birthday twice .
Fortunately , citizenry have been compiling lists of other 20 - second refrain to whistle along to , so you do n’t go out of your judgement with Happy Birthday on repetition .
You might also want to join the " please for the love of god break reach your face " challengerecommended by the CDC , which people are finding more hard than it sounds , as demonstrate by this press conference on what not to do if you want to avoid COVID-19 below .
If you require some more help , there ’s a website thatwill outcry at you when you touch your fount , to educate you out of doing it .
The CoronaVirusChallenge is also trending because some people just want to jump on the hashtag to give the public a little light succour amidst this serious spheric wellness threat .
And share something nice a doctor did for a patient in China .
If you want to take a lesson away from this , it ’s that you should get your data from well-thought-of wellness source like theCCDrather than a hashtag . And please , please please , wash your goddamn hands .
