Miracle cure for coronavirus? UAE doctors respond

  • Date: 01-Feb-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Miracle cure for coronavirus? UAE doctors respond

Drinking ginger tea, doing yoga or meditating do not cure the novel coronavirus, UAE doctors have stressed, after spotting bizarre posts about 'miracle cures' that have surfaced on social media.. The virus outbreak has been declared a global health emergency and has killed over 250 people.. A Netizen posted the miracle cure for the virus (which does not have a proper treatment regime ): "I can say the best cure to avoid it (coronavirus) is ginger tea, one cup in the morning, one cup at the night - should work perfectly.. Vulnerable people could stop taking precautions after believing these social media posts, she stressed.. If an infected patient believes these posts and refuses to go to the hospital, his/her infection could worsen. ". Being in contact with so many people during the time of infection can make the virus spread," she said.. Dr Varik affirmed that a cure for the coronavirus is to be discovered. ". Ginger tea, yoga, etc are symptomatic treatment methods - they're good in helping boost your immunity.. A proven cure for coronavirus has not been found .. It's wrong to say that things like ginger tea or yoga will cure the virus.. "Right now,