Dr Lee rubbishes health minister’s claim that drinking warm water can help prevent Covid-19 | Malay Mail

Dr Lee rubbishes health minister’s claim that drinking warm water can help prevent Covid-19

Saturday, 21 Mar 2020 01:06 PM MYTTaking to social media, Dr Lee explained that both the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal system possess different routes despite sharing a common area within the throat. ― Picture by Farhan Najib

He also attached a diagram of the respiratory tract which showed the pharynx — a passage that contains the intersection between the oesophagus and the larynx. “Drinking warm water is not an effective way to treat or prevent Covid-19 infection. Same goes to consuming alcohol as reported in Iran which does not kill the viruses,” he said on Facebook in response to Dr Adham’s remark.

Yesterday, United Kingdom-based Malaysian trainee surgeon Dr Nur Amalina Che Bakri, who first came to the attention of Malaysians when she helped pave the way for Ainul Mardhiah Ahmad Safiuddin’s successful tumour-removal operation in the UK, tweeted, “Not recommended by doctors and it is no evidence-based.”, the rumour that drinking water at regular 15-minute intervals and keeping your mouth moist can protect you from Covid-19 is among the most widely shared online fables.

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