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FALSE HEADLINE: The ‘COVID-19 cure’ that Machakos County received from Tanzania has not been proven to work
Machakos County Governor Alfred Mutua received bottles of Baycaro from Tanzania, but it has not been proven to cure COVID-19 as claimed.
The article is based on a message posted by Machakos County Governor Dr Alfred Mutua, stating that he has received bottles of medicine that is being used in Tanzania to treat COVID-19.
Dr Mutua’s post further states that he would send the medicine bottles to Machakos Research Labs and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) for testing.
