Eating garlic improves health, but coronavirus does not die.
Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in many parts of the world and no cure has yet been found.
Unfortunately, there are a number of health tips to prevent coronavirus - often unnecessary or dangerous.
But what do scientists say about these suggestions spread online?
Garlic:
Numerous posts have been seen on Facebook where it is written: If garlic is eaten, it is possible to prevent infection.
The World Health Organization says that "although garlic is a healthy food and contains antimicrobials," there is no evidence that garlic can protect people from the new coronavirus.
In many cases, such remedies are not harmful to humans. But it can also cause damage.
The South China Morning Post reported that a woman ate 1.5 kg of raw garlic to protect herself from the coronavirus.
This started a terrible inflammation in his throat. Later the woman had to be treated at the hospital.
We know that eating fruits, vegetables, and water helps maintain good health. But it is possible to prevent coronavirus infection with a specific diet, for which no evidence has yet been found.
Miracle solution
Jordan is a YouTuber with thousands of followers on various platforms.
He claims that this coronavirus can be completely eradicated with "a miracle mineral" called MMS.
It contains chlorine dioxide which is a bleaching agent.
Mr. Saath and others have been promoting the substance before the coronavirus spread.
But in January, he tweeted that "chlorine dioxide can also destroy cancer cells and it can destroy the coronavirus."
Last year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that drinking MMS is harmful to health.
Health authorities in other countries have also issued warnings.
The FDA says it is unaware of any research that suggests the substance may be safe or dietary for any illness.
The FDA warns that drinking it can cause headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration.
Homemade disinfectant
An effective way to prevent coronavirus is to wash your hands frequently.
The hand-washing gel, which can be used to kill germs instantly, is feared to run out.
Italy is now one of the countries infected with the coronavirus.
When the news of the jail's demise came out in that country, recipes for how to make this jail at home started being given on social media.
But those recipes were basically those disinfectants - which have to be used on the floor or table top of the house.
But scientists say it is not suitable for the skin at all.
Hand gels containing alcohol contain 70% -80% alcohol along with a substance called emollient which keeps the skin soft.
Sally Bloomfield, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said she did not believe it was possible to create a suitable disinfectant for hands at home.
Silver water
Colloidal silver is basically water where tiny particles of silver are mixed.
U.S. tele-evangelist evangelist Jim Baker suggested using this water.
One of the guests at the event claimed that this water is capable of killing several types of coronavirus.
However, he admits that it has not been tested on Covid-19.
Proponents of colloidal silver claim that it is an antiseptic, and can be used in a variety of treatments.
But U.S. health officials have made it clear that using this type of silver has no health benefits. On the contrary, its use can cause kidney damage and people may lose consciousness.
They say that just as iron and zinc are good for the human body, silver is not.
Drink every 15 minutes
A post from a Facebook account quoted a 'Japanese doctor' as saying that even though the coronavirus enters the mouth, it is expelled from the body after drinking water every 15 minutes.
An Arabic version of this post has been shared 250,000 times.
But Sally Bloomfield, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says there is really no evidence to support that claim.
Avoid temperature and ice cream
There are many suggestions on social media that the virus dies in the heat.
Drinking hot water, bathing in hot water, and even using a hairdryer are recommended.
Such a post quoting UNICEF is being shared on social media in many countries.
It says that if you drink hot water and stand under the sun, the germs of coronavirus will die.
Besides, eating ice cream has also been banned.
But UNICEF says it's just fake news. The flu virus cannot survive outside the human body.
And to kill this germ outside the body, it would take a minimum temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, which is much hotter than bath water.
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