Fact check: Calamansi does not cure COVID-19MANILA, Philippines — Posts from small businesses selling calamansi juice concentrate are claiming again that similar acidic products like lemon and honey can be used to cure the coronavirus. In the West, one iteration of this misinformation was that drinking or gargling with lemon juice or lemon water could kill the virus. There are no foods, drinks, or supplements that will protect you from COVID-19," they said in a fact check. RELATED: Fact check: Panelo says Korea did total lockdown; eating bananas and gargling prevent COVID-19Essential context: The claim that highly acidic foods can cure the pathogen stems from another false claim: that COVID-19 has its own pH value. That’s why it is pointless to say that alkaline food items can prevent coronavirus infection," he says in this fact check.

Source: Philippine Star October 04, 2021 03:11 UTC