The NCDC has warned Nigerians about fake
preventive measures circulating online about
the coronavirus.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) has warned Nigerians against using
unverified and unorthodox means to attempt
to prevent or cure coronavirus (COVID-19)
infection.

With a cure for the virus yet to be found, many
people across the world have been resorting to
self-help in a bid to prevent infection.

For weeks since the disease has ravaged the
world, authorities have had to battle against
fake news about purported prevention tips
peddled by different sources from all corners of
the world.

In a tweet posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2020,
the NCDC rubbished some of these tips, warning
Nigerians to not cause further harm to
themselves in the process.

The agency said preventive measures such as
drinking palm oil, drinking hot lemon, eating
garlic and ginger, gargling warm water and salt,
or using special oils are all useless against the
disease.

The NCDC noted that spraying of water or
Dettol, an antiseptic and disinfectant, all over
the body also does not prevent or cure the
virus.

Humanoid01:
How do people come up with these ideas sef?

nlPoster:



They relieve symptoms, I doubt people do it as a cure.

Nigerians need to be more logical in how they approach these matters, look into why people are doing something, instead of assuming the reason. And dont rush to type publicly without having a team of consultants go over it first.

We tend to have emotional approaches to (public) issues that require a utilitarian basis.

Humanoid01:
. People would just receive these texts and just send them without even going through. Na God dey help person, but that one no mean say make person embrace ignorance.

Humanoid01:

Na God dey help person, .

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