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A Muslim preacher in Australia who claimed he could cure people of illnesses and that COVID-19 was not real has been hospitalized after he contracted the virus, according to his family. Mohammed Shaar, a supposed natural healer, contracted the Delta strain of COVID-19 and was taken to a hospital, where he currently remains, local media outlet 7News.com.au reported. He had reportedly been preaching for weeks that vaccines were ineffective and that the pandemic was a myth. "A lot of Australians young and old have doubts about the current [COVID-19 pandemic], my dad was one of them. And unfortunately, he learned...

A California man who mocked COVID-19 vaccines has died after becoming infected with the virus. Stephen Harmon, 34, died on Wednesday at Corona Regional Medical Center, about an hour east of Los Angeles. Prior to his hospitalization, Harmon shared a series of jokes on social media about vaccines. “I got 99 problems but a vax ain’t one,” he wrote in June on Twitter.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to spread worldwide. To date, over 177.13 million cases have been reported, and over 3.8 million have lost their lives. Finding effective treatments that can mitigate severe disease remains a crucial area of scientific research. Drug repurposing for COVID-19 helps scientists identify potential drugs to treat COVID-19 without going through the rigorous process of formulation, clinical trials, and gaining regulatory body approval. Many of the drugs used for COVID-19 today were initially developed for other pathogens. Early-stage trials from scientists at the University of Pennsylvania,...

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, many people have been trying home-made remedies to boost their immunity. In a recent video, it was claimed that two drops of lemon in the nose could “completely kill” the coronavirus in the body. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has shared a post about this viral video, saying that there was no scientific basis to the claim.