5 Ways Not To Treat The Novel Coronavirus

Why you should stay away from miracle cures during the outbreak

Anything marketed as a ‘miracle’ almost certainly isn’t Source: Unsplash

The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has hit the world hard, with nearly one hundred thousand people infected and thousands already dead due to COVID-19, the disease it causes. There is no beating around the bush here — the coronavirus is a scary thing. People are worried, and while we can debate if that’s reasonable or not, the reality is that across the globe people are terrified of what’s happening and what’s going to come.

And as I’ve written before, that fear isn’t going away any time soon.

Toilet paper stocks, on the other hand, may be fast running out Source: Unsplash

And with the fear of coronavirus has come the an outbreak of a different kind: dodgy health advice. Whenever there is a major health issue anywhere in the world, we see dozens if not hundreds of people jumping up to tell you that they have the perfect remedy that will make the problem go away, for a price. Alongside the enormous amount of legitimate medical research that is going on to try and find a cure for the disease, there are numerous people trying to make a quick buck selling unproven, potentially harmful things to desperate people scared of getting sick.