A viral message falsely claims that close to 10 countries including Britain, Singapore and Mexico have lifted all Corona mandates and is now considering it as a seasonal flu. The message also further falslely claims that Germany is propagating the use of gargling with hot salt water to cure people who have been infected.
BOOM checked the travelling rules and COVID-19 rules of the 10 countries and found that while they have made a few changes, the restrictions have not been entirely lifted. While officials have spoken about the virus becoming endemic in the future, they are currently not treating it as the flu.
The message reads, " The following countries announced the cancellation of all quarantine procedures, Corona tests, and compulsory vaccination, and considering Corona just a seasonal flu: 1) Turkey 2) Brazil 3) Britain 4) Sweden 5) Spain 6) Czech Republic 7) Mexico 8) El Salvador 9) Japan 10) Singapore "
Along with this, the message also claims that Germany used the gargling technique to curb the spread of the virus. The message reads,"German scientists announced, after a series of studies, that the Corona virus not only reproduces in the lungs like the SARS virus in 2002, but also spreads widely in the throat during the first week of infection. Scientists suggested to the German chancellor and the Minister of Health that they ask people to do a simple task several times a day, which is to gargle with a semi-hot solution of Abmonak salt water."
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