New Delhi: A mysterious claim is going viral on the internet. A post claiming that the mouthwash kills coronavirus and can be the cured for COVID-19 is going viral on social media.
Lack of a vaccine or a cure for COVID-19 infection has led people to experiment with different ways to deal with the virus. While some are sipping hot tea to keep their throat ‘clean’, others are pouring mustard oil in their nostrils – but none of these has so far been proven to be effective against the infectious disease.
What is going viral?
A Facebook post shared by a user named Kaye Ross claims that mouthwash kills coronavirus and can be the cure for COVID-19.
Investigation
Newsroompost did some research and we found out that this claim along with the photos to be misleading. We scanned the profile of the user who shared the viral post. We found that the user named Kaye Ross is based out of California.
According to the researchers, mouthwash can break the outer fatty layer of the virus, thus deactivating it. However, they have only done limited test-tube and clinical studies and have yet to explore the effectiveness of the existing mouthwashes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has already delivered their statement that neither swishing nor gargling with mouthwash can kill the COVID-19 virus. There are no studies that prove the efficiency of any kind of mouthwash against the novel coronavirus, yet.
Conclusion
Post claiming mouthwash can kill coronavirus or can cure it is fake.
