Fact Check: Patanjali’s Coronil Neither WHO Certified nor Approved 21/02/2021
A hoarding with an image of Baba Ramdev inside a Patanjali store in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave.
An alleged piece of news that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved Patanjali’s Coronil as a treatment for coronavirus made headlines on February 19. Below is a report by News Nation which claims that the Ayurvedic medicine received the WHO’s approval.
बाबा रामदेव की Coronil को मिली WHO की मंजूरी, देखें Exclusive बातचीत @yogrishiramdev@DChaurasia2312#Coronil#coronavirus#Ramdevhttps://t.co/PExnPTxY76
In an ‘exclusive’ interview with Patanjali founder Ramdev, anchor Deepak Chaurasia said, “Baba Ramdev has proved that he does what he says. There was a lot of debate around Coronil when he had first spoken about it – is the Coronil kit an effective treatment for coronavirus? But today, it has rec