I'm Elizabeth Hotson and in today's Business Daily, we'll be looking at coronavirus,

the rumours and the search for certainty.

There was all sorts of kind of home remedies being shared.

This was people kind of desperate for something.

And you don't have to look too far for some big claims.

This immunity blend has been tested already. The active ingredients for

this is cinnamon, clove, bud, lemon, lime, eucalyptus, rosemary, peppermint and oregano essential

oil. And months after coronavirus first appeared, the facts we have are still pretty basic.

It starts by infecting our upper respiratory tracts, which are the

airways from your nose to just above your vocal cords. We don't have a cure, although there are

a number of antivirals that are used for things like HIV. The lungs, making it harder for people

to breathe and it can cause pneumonia. Okay, we've kind of dealt with this. Is there any known cure for this virus?

Not yet. Not yet. Business Daily from the BBC.

Of course, we've had pandemics before, from the bubonic plague to the Spanish flu. But COVID-19 is the first time we've seen a truly global new

virus during the age of social media and the smartphone. And in this maelstrom of fear and

insecurity, there's an insatiable hunger for information. But along with the sensible, scientifically-backed

and often stoic advice, such as stay at home and wash your hands,

comes the allure of disinformation.

This takes many forms from conspiracy theories to supposed miracle cures,

unproven and sometimes downright dangerous advice,

and much like the new coronavirus, it spreads human to human, from

my best friend's uncle on Facebook to the president of the United States on national TV.

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