Israeli recipe for lemon and bicarbonate drink is a coronavirus cure.
Recipes and diets have been persistent medical myths during the COVID-19 pandemic. This one claims that Israelis are drinking hot water with lemon and bicarbonate, and that the country has zero deaths. But this, too, is false. At least 39 people had died in Israel as of April 3, 2020., The claim originated in a post (archived here) where it was published by Lupe Navarro on Facebook on April 2, 2020, under the title "God Is Good." It opened:, In Israel no death from COVID-19 he told them super news ... This is how it arrived and this is how I send it.The cure for the C19 virus or the way to eliminated it was achieved. Information comes from Israel there this virus did not cause any death.*The recipe is simple*1. Lemon2. BicarbonateMix and drink as hot tea every afternoon, the action of the lemon with hotter baking soda immediately kills the virus completely eliminates it from the body. These two components alkalize the immune and system, since when night Falls the system becomes acidic and defenses lower.This is why the people of Israel is relaxed about this virus. Everyone in Israel drinks a cup of hot water with lemon and a little baking soda at night, as this is proven to kill the virus., I share with all my family and friends so that none of us get the virus. I leave it to your criteria., Social media users saw this:, , , The recipe does not act in place of a vaccine or as a cure for COVID-19., The people posting the recipe seemed to hope it could be the miracle they were looking for as the number of cases of coronavirus infections and deaths have skyrocketed around the globe., This post stated simply, "Couldn\t hurt......", , Depsite the contention that there have been no deaths in Israel, there have been. Haznet News reported 7,428 Israelis have tested positive for coronavirus, and 39 have died as of April 3, 2020., On April 2, 2020, Factcheck.org also debunked the lemon and bicarbonate recipe as a "cure.", The World Health Organization is fighting back against the many claims of cures and preventative methods circulating on the internet:, To date, there is no specific medicine recommended to prevent or treat the new coronavirus (2019nCoV).", The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also noted that there is not a vaccine or a cure for coronavirus., There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).", Lead Stories is working with the CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus Alliance, a coalition of more than 100 fact-checkers who are fighting misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the alliance here., Alexis Tereszcuk is a writer and fact checker at Lead Stories and\xa0an award-winning journalist who spent over a decade breaking hard news and celebrity scoop with RadarOnline and Us Weekly.\n\nAs the Entertainment Editor, she investigated Hollywood stories and conducted interviews with A-list celebrities and reality stars. \xa0\n\nAlexis’ crime reporting earned her spots as a contributor on the Nancy Grace show, CNN, Fox News and Entertainment Tonight, among others., Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n      inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n      \n      Spotted something? Let us know!., Lead Stories is a fact checking website that is always looking for the latest false, deceptive or\n        inaccurate stories (or media) making the rounds on the internet.\n        \n        Spotted something? Let us know!.
Fact Check: Israeli Recipe For Lemon And Bicarbonate Drink Is NOT A Cure For Coronavirus  | Lead Stories