VIJAYAWADA: Krishnapatnam village in Nellore district is seeing a flurry of activity after hundreds of people have started gathering at the village to get their dose of ‘miracle’ medicine to either prevent or cure Covid-19. Since the beginning of this month, a self-proclaimed Ayurvedic doctor named Bonigi Anand has been preparing and distributing medicines that, he claims, can tackle Covid-19
Official sources informed that district collector KVN Chakradhar Babu has deputed a team of medical officers from district medical and health office (DMHO) and Ayush department to examine Anand’s medicine and submit a report. Krishnapatnam circle inspector Khaja Vali said, “Crowds have been gathering at the place for at least the last 10 days. One of the main reasons for the crowds in that people genuinely believe that this medicine could work and there haven’t been any side effects reported so far.”
Officials have been baffled to find three queues converging at a point in the village. Sources say that the three queues are for three different groups: people who have tested positive for Covid-19, people who have fever and other symptoms and people looking to boost immunity.
Speaking to the media, the self-proclaimed Ayurvedic doctor said that four medicines have been prepared, each with an alphabetic code. P — for clearing lung infections, F — to remove toxins, L — to strengthen liver efficiency and K— to help cure critical cases. According to Anand, some to the ingredients he used include pepper green camphor, nutmeg, honey, black cumin and cinnamon.
Official sources informed that district collector KVN Chakradhar Babu has deputed a team of medical officers from district medical and health office (DMHO) and Ayush department to examine Anand’s medicine and submit a report. Krishnapatnam circle inspector Khaja Vali said, “Crowds have been gathering at the place for at least the last 10 days. One of the main reasons for the crowds in that people genuinely believe that this medicine could work and there haven’t been any side effects reported so far.”
Officials have been baffled to find three queues converging at a point in the village. Sources say that the three queues are for three different groups: people who have tested positive for Covid-19, people who have fever and other symptoms and people looking to boost immunity.
Speaking to the media, the self-proclaimed Ayurvedic doctor said that four medicines have been prepared, each with an alphabetic code. P — for clearing lung infections, F — to remove toxins, L — to strengthen liver efficiency and K— to help cure critical cases. According to Anand, some to the ingredients he used include pepper green camphor, nutmeg, honey, black cumin and cinnamon.