Under the epidemic, India's crazy rumor of moth "increasing the oxygen content of the body" Indian media rushed to dispel the rumors

Source: Overseas Network

Indians wait in line for oxygen supply (infographic)

Overseas network on April 26- When the new crown epidemic in India has worsened sharply, oxygen has become a scarce medical resource. Recently, the idea of using camphor to increase oxygen levels in the body has spread in India, and this unscientific information has been immediately debunked and criticized by the Indian media.

"India Today" reported on the 26th that Indian social media is spreading a method that is said to be able to "increase the oxygen content of the body". The text claims that mixing substances such as camphor to make sachets "can increase oxygen content by inhaling non-stop day and night... This is a home therapy, please share." The news has been widely disseminated by Indian netizens, and even many Twitter-certified accounts have used it as a therapy to improve oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients.

The Indian media immediately issued a warning about this "fake news", saying that although camphor is used in some drugs to alleviate symptoms such as nasal congestion, there is no scientific research that can increase the oxygen content of the human body. In addition, a 2009 study showed that direct inhalation of camphor had no effect on improving nasal congestion, only a pleasant feeling of coldness.

The report also mentioned that many studies have also pointed out that excessive intake of camphor is harmful to the body and even causes poisoning. The Indian media stressed that it is "very dangerous" to trust this information and use it to treat the decline in oxygen levels in the body caused by the new crown pneumonia.

According to the latest data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 26th, the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in India rose to 17313163. In the past 24 hours, 352991 new confirmed cases in India have been increasing day by day; there have been 2,812 new deaths, with a cumulative 195132 deaths. At present, the shortage of medical resources such as oxygen and ICU beds caused by the epidemic has become a major difficulty facing India. (Overseas Network Zhao Jianxing)