Tea can cure COVID-19 patients, as suggested by China’s whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang. The news was published by CNN.
Speak Now, While scientists, pharmacologists, experts are working tirelessly 24x7 to find an antidote for Covid-19, social media users are coming up with bizarre remedies and sharing them., A post has gone viral on various social media platforms claiming that the Chinese doctor who first detected the deadly coronavirus had documented a few case files and proposed treatment for the disease., The chemical compounds required to cure Covid-19 can be found in tea, the doctor had suggested, according to the post., It went on to claim that the news was first published by CNN., Maria Celia Junio-Fernandez and many others have shared the post on Facebook., "They claim, Breaking News from CNN:- Dr Li Wenliang, Chinas hero doctor who was punished for telling the truth about coronavirus and later died due to the same disease, had documented casefiles for research purposes and had in the case files proposed a cure that would significantly decrease the impact of the Covid-19 on the human body... Whats more shocking is that these complex words that were so difficult for people in China to understand is actually called tea in India, YES, our regular tea has all these chemicals already in it.", Maria Celia urged her family and friends to share the post widely. She also claims, "The hospital staff in china has started serving tea to the patients three times a day.", Here is the archived version of the post., Within hours, the post has been shared by around 1,000 people., The post is doing rounds on WhatsApp and Twitter as well., , Good morning @ravishndtv Sir ,Today I got this message on whatsapp.Please check and tell how much truth is there in these things. Can #coronavirus really be controlled by drinking tea 3 times a day. Thank You ?? #NDTV pic.twitter.com/GRucfI0tkM, , India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the post to be misleading., We checked out the CNN website, but could not find any such news. We searched their Twitter handle for breaking news, but no such thing was reported., "We found a report about Chinas whistleblower doctor on CNN but that article too does not talk about the medication he suggested nor does it talk about the utility of the chemical compounds of tea as claimed by social media users.", "Heres CNN Breaking Newss Twitter handle.", On Google search too, we found no reports that support the claim. Also, there are no reports that doctors in China are serving tea to Covid-19 patients., We found a news report by China Daily related to this topic., According to this report, researchers from the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention found through experiments that because of its chemical components, drinking tea could help prevent novel coronavirus infections., But later the article was removed by the Zhejiang CDC on February 26, China Daily reported., As of now, scientists are still working on trying to create a vaccine for Covid-19., Here is an article published in The New York Times., A few tentative medications are suggested but they are yet to be proved useful.The World Health Organization (WHO) also does not mention any specific medication., So it can be concluded that there is no evidence that supports the claim of the social media users and hence the post is misleading., , 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, "Indias Rafales land in less than a month! | Know all about the game changer", China-exported UAV CH-4s keep falling from the skies | Watch, Tuticorin case: Private parts smashed to a pulp | RJ Suchitra shares details, KP Oli accuses India of trying to topple Nepal govt, "From an ordinary monk to celebrated Yoga guru: Baba Ramdevs extraordinary journey", Why is China showing aggression towards its neighbours?, Gunmen attack Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi, 5 killed, Coronavirus cases near 5.5 lakh as India reports 19,459 new cases, , 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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