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Lemon and baking soda ‘cure’

Will drinking lemon and baking soda as a “hot tea” kill the coronavirus?

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Garlic’s antimicrobial properties

Can garlic protect you from getting Covid-19?

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Plants to produce a vaccine

Can a vaccine be extracted from a variety of plant ingredients?

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Onions and Covid-19

Can onions prevent or cure Covid-19?

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