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Gujarat: Smearing cow dung on body doesn't protect against Covid-19, say docs

Updated On: 11 May, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Ahmedabad | PTI

"Instead of proving helpful, cow dung would give you other infections, including mucormycosis," said Dr Mona Desai, chairperson of the women's wing of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

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A man along with his cow walks past a mural on Covid-19 painted on a wall along the roadside in New Delhi. Pic/ AFP

A man along with his cow walks past a mural on Covid-19 painted on a wall along the roadside in New Delhi. Pic/ AFP

Doctors in Gujarat have warned against a so-called 'cow-dung therapy', saying smearing of cow dung on the body does not give protection against coronavirus but may cause other infections including mucormycosis.

A small group of people has been visiting a cow shelter run by Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Prathisthanam (SGVP) here to take the therapy, believing that it increases immunity against Covid-19.

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