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As Thailand faced a surge in coronavirus cases, a message circulated on Facebook that claimed a Thai herbal drink can cure Covid-19. The claim is false: the pharmaceutical company that developed the herbal drink said it “does not have any effects on the coronavirus”. Health experts said there was no evidence the purported medicine can treat people infected with Covid-19.
The message was published on Facebook here on April 30, 2021
“I received an audio clip of a conversation between policemen from the Phasi Charoen Police Station who was infected with Covid-19. He spoke about how he took and drank green medicine, along with other Thai herbs while waiting for the bed in the hospital,” the Thai-language text reads.