Gargling repeatedly with salt water is being studied in the United Kingdom as a means of speeding up recovery from the highly contagious COVID-19 virus. That’s the equivalent of gargling or washing out your nasal passages with salt water every two hours. COVID-19 has infected nearly 9.5 million globally and caused more than 480,000 deaths as of June 25, according to Johns Hopkins University. irrigation) and gargling with salt water (hypertonic saline) helps individuals with COVID-19 get better faster,” according to a statement issued to the volunteers. “Preliminary data from those with the common cold has found that nasal washouts and gargling with salty water may be helpful in reducing the length of the illness.

Source: The Herald June 25, 2020 15:56 UTC