Claim: Mustard oil can prevent coronavirus is doing rounds on WhatsApp. In the message, it is being claimed that, as the virus enters through a person's nose, if mustard oil is applied inside both the nostrils before bathing in the morning, it will protect him for at least eight hours from the virus. Also, the message claims that mustard oil is an anti-virus oil, and using it will cause the virus to stick to the walls of the nose thus preventing it from reaching a person's lungs and getting infected.
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: neither who nor the ministry for health & family welfare  has recommended the use of mustard oil for covid-19.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42