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Several cities have already adopted measures to make the isolation and, as a result, more people are out on the streets. If only these measures were being adopted in places where are controlling the disease. Unfortunately, the same measures are also being applied in municipalities where the number of cases and deaths from Covid-19 are in growth. As expected, the number of fake news about social isolation in Brazil also grew again. An example of this is today's story. Accordingly with a publication that is circulating on social media, a study of University of São Paulo (USP) would have proven that people in confinement would be more vulnerable to contamination by Covid-19. “TURNOVER: USP PROVES THAT PEOPLE IN CONFINEMENT ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO CONTAMINATION BY COVID”, says the publication. ## USP proved that people in isolation (confinement) are more vulnerable to Covid-19? The information caused a buzz on social media, especially as it was from a renowned educational institution and a reference for the country and the world. But could this story that USP had proven that the confinement (isolation) leaves people more vulnerable to infection by Is Covid-19 real? It is not. Let's get to the details! Just a quick read of the text is enough to see that it presents several characteristics of fake news, such as the vague and extremely alarmist. Furthermore, it is not new that false stories about social isolation began to appear on the internet. The Boatos.org team has already denied numerous of them, like the one that said that Harvard researchers had found that the Social isolation is worse for containing the spread of the coronavirus. Also what indicated that a WHO spokesperson had stated that the World Health Organization Saúde is against isolation and has never recommended quarantine and, finally, what pointed out that the WHO would have changed its discourse and admitted that social isolation increases contamination by Covid-19. When searching for the research in question, we discovered that the study has no absolutely nothing to do with what is being published by the publication. THE study was organized by the startup Omni-electronica in conjunction with the Hospital of the Clinics of the Faculty of Medicine of USP and was published on the 16th of August 2020. The research found that microparticles containing the new coronavirus, expelled by people while talking, coughing or sneezing, remain suspended in the air. The study pointed out that quality monitoring of air and ventilation of enclosed spaces must be taken into account in the time for venues to reopen. The startup Omni-electronica is incubated at the Center for Innovation, Science and Technology (Cietec), linked to the University of São Paulo and the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (Ipen). The research received support from the Foundation of Research Support of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP). As you can see, the research says nothing about confinement in the sense of social isolation. It just shows the importance of ventilation in environments closed (and, to some extent, also the use of masks, since the virus may remain suspended in the air). It is also worth highlighting that, contrary to what today’s history suggests, studies carried out at the University of São Paulo (USP) show the importance of social isolation in the country. Research coordinated by the Joint Center Brazil-United Kingdom for Discovery, Diagnosis, Genomics and Epidemiology of Arbovirus (CADDE), which included the participation of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at USP, showed that social isolation in Brazil has reduced by half the transmission of Covid-19. The research was published on July 23, 2020 in the journal Science, one of the most renowned scientific journals in the world. According to the study, even adopted that the virus spread in the country, social isolation was able to reduce the transmission rate from 3 to 1.6 infected people per infected person. That is, one infected person infected 1.6 people instead of 3. Finally, the fact-checking service e-Farsas also denied the entire story today. According to him, USP never carried out research indicating the vulnerability of people in isolation to contamination by Covid-19. In summary: the story that says that USP proved that people in confinement (isolation) are more vulnerable to Covid-19 contamination is false! THE study in question did not assess whether people in isolation would be more vulnerable to becoming contaminated by Covid-19, but rather about the air quality in closed spaces. The research identified that microparticles with the new coronaviruses can remain suspended in the air. As a result, the study reinforces the importance of keeping indoor spaces well ventilated to avoid transmission of Covid-19. It is worth mentioning that another study involving USP showed the importance of social isolation, identifying that, thanks to isolation, the transmission rate was reduced by half in Brazil. I.e, the story is nothing but bullshit. Don't share! Ps.: This article is a suggestion from Boatos.org readers. 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TWISTUP USP PROVES THAT PEOPLE IN CONFINEMENT ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO COVID CONTAMINATION