Coffee can cure a new coronavirus.

There is no scientific evidence available, which suggests that chemicals present in coffee can cure or prevent COVID-19 infection.

There is no scientific evidence available, which suggests that chemicals present in coffee can cure or prevent COVID-19 infection.A Whatsapp message claims that before his death, Dr. Li Wenliangregular had said that coffee contains a chemical that can cure a person infected by COVID-19. It also claims that the hospital staff in China are serving coffee to the patients three times a day. The message also states that the chemicals supposedly present in coffee that can reduce the impact of COVID-19 are Theobromine, and Theophylline which belongs to Methylxanthines, but there is no scientific evidence that suggests coffee can cure the COVID-19.

Methylxanthines belongs to a unique class of drugs derived from the purine base xanthine, which is produced naturally by both plants and animals. Methylxanthines, Theophylline, and Dyphyllin are used to treat obstruction caused in the airways due to asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema.

However, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there are no drugs or other therapeutics presently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cure or prevent 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.