Doctor sorry after saying wine helps stop infectionBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff writer, with CNAA doctor on Monday apologized for saying that sorghum wine could help prevent COVID-19. In the clip, he said that drinking half a glass of sorghum wine while eating could kill bacteria in the throat. Eight people who attended a Friends of the Police Association gathering in Yunlin’s Douliou City (斗六) did not test positive for COVID-19 because they had drunk sorghum wine, he said in the recording. Chen said that he would remember this experience and provide accurate, evidence-based information, especially as Taiwan is facing an outbreak of COVID-19. He also apologized to the police association and the hospital, adding that he would accept any punishment that his employer imposes.
Source: Taipei Times May 27, 2022 04:40 UTC