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Dampener for drinkers
“Alcohol cures coronavirus” might have started as a harmless joke on social media but such is the nature of the medium that nothing remains innocuous beyond a point. On Thursday, the Press Information Bureau had to come up with an official clarification in a tweet quoting the World Health Organization’s tweet from February 26: “Another misinformation on #Coronavirus circulating on social media asserts that consumption of alcohol prevents #Coronavirus infection. This rumour is #Fake! Drinking alcohol does not protect you from #nCoV infection.” Despite the implausibility of this theory, those who love their drink would have
“Alcohol cures coronavirus” might have started as a harmless joke on social media but such is the nature of the medium that nothing remains innocuous beyond a point. On Thursday, the Press Information Bureau had to come up with an official clarification in a tweet quoting the World Health Organization’s tweet from February 26: “Another misinformation on #Coronavirus circulating on social media asserts that consumption of alcohol prevents #Coronavirus infection. This rumour is #Fake! Drinking alcohol does not protect you from #nCoV infection.” Despite the implausibility of this theory, those who love their drink would have
