Bogus claim: Covid-19 is bacteria that Aspirin can treat
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,June 13 2020]
There are all kinds of diseases and all kinds of conspiracy theories about them. Coronavirus, too, has got many. One such theory that has been propagated is that WHO has fooled the entire world into believing that Covid-19 is a virus while it is a bacteria.
Several videos have been doing the rounds on WhatsApp and social media platforms claiming that a bacteria has been projected as a virus by the world health agency. The hoax also says that Italy has successfully fought Covid-19 by recommending Aspirin to its patients.
As per Republic World, one of the fake videos states that coronavirus is a bacterium, which is amplified with 5G electromagnetic radiation.
Taking aspirin 100mg or consuming Apronax or Paracetamol is not going to treat the novel virus. Coronavirus, as everyone rightly knows, is a virus. Recently India's PIB fact-checked the bogus claim that it is a bacteria.
There is also this stupid conspiracy theory that the pandemic has been allowed to mushroom because someone wants to control everyone and reduce the world population. That someone is claimed by conspiracy theorists to be none other than Bill Gates!