{"id":9198,"date":"2021-07-15T15:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T09:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=9198"},"modified":"2021-07-15T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T09:19:27","slug":"health-ministry-urges-people-not-to-use-corona-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=9198","title":{"rendered":"Health Ministry urges people not to use \u2018Corona Guard\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KATHMANDU &#8211;<\/strong> The Ministry of Health and Population has urged all not to use \u2018corona guard\u2019. Issuing a notice, the Ministry asked not to buy \u2018corona guard\u2019 which it said was being sold in the market claiming it would prevent, control and make coronavirus inactive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joint Spokesperson of the Ministry, Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari, requested all not to buy such misleading &#8216;card&#8217; as the \u2018corona guard\u2019 which does not work in prevention and control of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said, \u201cSuch guard, as advertised, that is claimed will make coronavirus inactive and those using this card should not wear mask, is baseless. No such technology to control COVID-19 has been developed so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry last year had urged one and all not to use \u2018virus removing card\u2019, which was also said for use to protect from coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaccination, always wearing face masks and following all health safety protocols is only the measure to be safe from coronavirus infection, according to the Ministry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry also requested one and all to use health safety protocols as risk of coronavirus has increased with relaxation of the prohibitory order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU &#8211; The Ministry of Health and Population has urged all not to use \u2018corona guard\u2019. Issuing a notice, the Ministry asked not to buy \u2018corona guard\u2019 which it said was being sold in the market claiming it would prevent, control and make coronavirus inactive. 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