Claim: Ginger is the miracle cure for coronavirus. A viral message doing rounds on WhatsApp claims that as long as the body maintains heat, eat more ginger and do more exercise, you will not be infected with the virus. If you have a high fever, cover the quilt and drink ginger soup to increase the body's heat energy without the need for a vaccine. Eating more ginger, garlic pepper can solve it. Also, the misleading message advises to eat less sweet, sour, and salty foods and to avoid going to cold weather areas.
Fact-check: 100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed - First Check
Verdict: according to the who while it is "healthy food that may have some antimicrobial properties", there's no evidence that supports that eating garlic can protect people from the coronavirus.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42