‘Drink silver particles in water.’ ‘Make your body more alkaline.’ ‘Drink water every 15 minutes.’ These were just three online cures which circulated at the start of the Covid-19 (C-19) pandemic.
All such claims were plainly ridiculous, but there were others that sounded more plausible, due to being wrapped up in nice ‘science-y’-sounding language.
When people are vulnerable and looking for truth, many such cures look appealing. This is especially true when they offer quick solutions that involve little pain. Drinking the juice of ten lemons a day is preferable to the agony of being on a ventilator. Consuming water regularly would be a wonderfully natural solution to preventing the death of thousands of beloved grandparents.
