Blowing hot air through a hairdryer will cure coronavirus.
Speak Now, With a surge in the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, cases globally, social media platforms are flooded with weird home remedies., A Facebook post along with a video claims one can overcome the novel coronavirus by hot air application from a hairdryer., Several people have also forwarded this viral post on WhatsApp groups., Facebook users such as \Hanuman Prasad Kaushal\ and \Rajendra Kothari\ have posted the video with the caption, "If you have a hairdryer with hot air application, you can easily overcome the CO-VID 19. Watch the video.", The archived versions can be seen here and here., "The nearly six-minute video claims this is a presentation by Dr Dan Lee Dimke, PHD. According to him, hot air application through hairdryer on the face to heat up nostrils and sinus fights back the novel coronavirus. This video is also available on YouTube and its archived version can be seen here.", , India Today Anti-Fake News War room (AFWA) has found the viral post to be misleading. There is no proven evidence that hot air application through hairdryer can cure the Covid-19., We looked for the credential of Dr Dan Lee Dimke and found from his biography that he is not even a medical practitioner. Dr Dinke has a PhD in Education. He is a hypnotist and futurologist and a CEO of an internet information marketing firm called Future World., The World Health Organization (WHO) has never mentioned any such hot air application remedy for the novel coronavirus in its public advice on Covid-19. The WHO guideline can be seen here., "International fact-check website Snopes had earlier debunked this viral claim and also stated that using hot air application through a hairdryer on the face could be potentially dangerous.", AFWA had earlier debunked another viral home remedy which had said gargling with warm salt water can save you from the novel coronavirus., , The number of crows determines the intensity of the lie., , What doctors know about Covid & its treatment after 6 months of pandemic, What happened in Galwan: Detailed account of brutal June 15 battle, Exclusive: Images from Galwan show Chinese build-up intact after carnage, India holds fort, Covid-19 Tracker: State-wise data, daily trends, patients cured, deaths and more, WATCH: PM Modi reaches Ladakh, interacts with soldiers, Private train operations likely by April 2023: Railways, Uttar Pradesh: 8 cops shot dead in encounter with criminals in Kanpur, How can your lifestyle affect your Immunity? | NewsMo Exclusive, India reports 20,903 fresh coronavirus cases, tally now at 6.25 lakh, India records 18,653 fresh coronavirus cases, 507 deaths in a day, Unlock 2.0 begins from today: More domestic flights to operate, containment zones under strict vigil, more, Indo-China border dispute: No headway in 3rd Corp Commander-level talks, , Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today
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