Akhilesh hits out at 'cow dung' therapy for Covid
May 12, 2021 18:09
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday commented on a video from Gujarat's Ahmedabad which shows a group of men covering their bodies with cow dung and urine in the hope that it will boost their immunity against the coronavirus disease.
Yadav attached the video shot by news agency Reuters in his tweet, and added a jibe.
"Should we laugh about it or cry," Yadav said in his tweet.
Many doctors have warned against using cow dung to ward off Covid-19 by confirming that its properties do not give any protection against the viral infection, and could cause other infections like black fungus or mucormycosis, which can be fatal.
In the video shared by the Samajwadi Party leader, a small group of people in a cow shelter run by Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Prathisthanam vouch for cow-dung therapy, believing that it increases immunity against Covid-19.
The shelter houses over 200 cows. For the last one month, around 15 people visit it every Sunday to apply cow dung and cow urine on the body. It is then washed off with cow milk, news agency PTI reported quoting the SGVP official.
Doctors, however, do not vouch for its efficacy.
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