#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 12: False cures and treatments for Covid-19
Join Africa Check on a fact-checking journey with its #KeepTheFactsGoing series! Each week we’ll show you how to get your facts in order before you share something online - in English and isiZulu.
Episode 12 debunks false cures and treatments for Covid-19.
Recently, the Tanzanian president urged his health ministry to “emphasise” steam inhalation as a way of treating Covid-19. There is no evidence that inhaling steam can treat the virus and experts warned the practice can be dangerous.
According to the World Health Organization, there is currently no cure for Covid-19. Regularly washing your hands with soap and water is a simple way to avoid infection.
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Also see:
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 11: Miracle cancer cures
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 10: Covid-19 myths about masks
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 9: Dangers of health misinformation
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 8: Submitting a claim to fact-check
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 7: Spotting dodgy websites
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 6: Verifying fake videos (part 2)
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 5: Verifying fake videos (part 1)
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 4: How to do a reverse image search
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 3: Help break the cycle – verifying evidence
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 2: Are you complicit in spreading misinformation?
#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 1: Five steps to take before forwarding a message
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