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Coronavirus: Coast residents wake up in the night to drink false cure

A screenshot of one of the messages asking people if they have tried the ‘cure’. Inset: A microscopic view of the virus. Coronavirus has no known cure, WHO has said. [Standard Digital]

A false coronavirus cure pitch, believed by so many, on Sunday woke up sleepy Coastal Kenya. The rallying call was for people to fill their stomachs with black tea.

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