A social media post has been circulating urging people to eat alkaline food with pH level that is higher than SARS-CoV-2, including lemon, lime, avocado and garlic. This rumour is based on the premise that your diet can alter the pH value — the measurement of acidity or alkalinity — of your body and thus, fight of the coronavirus.
Author: Su Lin
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[MEDIA RELEASE] Ebola drug now being tested against COVID-19
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