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NEW DELHI The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19. If you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds, says the man, dressed in traditional religious clothing. This one lemon will protect you from the virus like a vaccine. False cures. Terrifying stories of vaccine side effects. Baseless claims that Muslims spread the virus. Fuelled by anguish, desperation and distrust of the government, rumours and hoaxes are spreading by word of mouth and on social media in India, compounding the country s humanitarian crisis.
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May 14, 2021
NEW DELHI (AP) The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19.
“If you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds,” says the man, dressed in traditional religious clothing. “This one lemon will protect you from the virus like a vaccine.”
False cures. Terrifying stories of vaccine side effects. Baseless claims that Muslims spread the virus. Fueled by anguish, desperation and distrust of the government, rumors and hoaxes are spreading by word of mouth and on social media in India, compounding the country’s humanitarian crisis.
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FILE- In this April 24, 2021, file photo, police personnel help an elderly woman outside a vaccination center in Mumbai, India. Misinformation about the coronavirus is surging in India as the death toll from COVID-19 rises. Fueled by anguish, distrust and political polarization, the claims are further compounding India s crisis. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File) May 13, 2021 - 9:23 PM
NEW DELHI (AP) â The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19.
âIf you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds,â says the man, dressed in traditional religious clothing. This one lemon will protect you from the virus like a vaccine.â