Drinking ginger, black pepper and honey mixed in water everyday day will cure coronavirus.

Currently, there are no medicines or remedies that have proven to prevent or cure COVID-19.

Hot water with lemon and honey, vitamin supplements, foods with garlic and ginger, apple cider vinegar, and gargling with salt water do not have any impact on human immune response and would not prevent or cure COVID-19.

Several people have claimed that heat kills the virus, and have also recommended drinking hot water, taking hot baths or use hairdryers to prevent or cure the virus. But, there's no scientific evidence that any of the things mentioned above will prevent or cure COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.

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India Research Center

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World Health Organization

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