Fact Check: Did a student from Pondicherry find COVID-19 home remedy?

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Ever since COVID-19 outbreak has spread in India, a number of questionable social media forwards and sources have come forward to claim that y kw how to cure disease. As of w, searching for 'corona vaccine/remedy' on Google in India results in a number of fake claims which are t backed by any reputable health organisation. On or hand, social media has also evidently become a hub for users to share messs which haven't been proven true in any sense. w, one similar mess has come forward. Read it below - 

Finally a INDIAN student from PONDICHERRY university, named RAMU found a home remedy cure for Covid-19 which is for very first time accepted by WHO.
- He proved that by adding 1 tablespoon of black pepper powder to 2 table spoons of honey and some ginger juice for consecutive 5 days would suppress effects of corona. And eventually go away 100% 

- Entire world is starting to accept this remedy. Finally a good news In 2020!! 

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post going viral on social media claims that a student named Ramu from Pondicherry University has discovered a cure for COVID-19 which has been approved by World Health Organisation (WHO). It furrmore claims that remedy has begun to start getting accepted by people around world. But mess actually does t hold any truth. 

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Various fact-checking publications have reached out to Pondicherry University to kw wher claims are true. Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University has denied any such claims while speaking to a news portal. On or hand, WHO has t recognised any remedy or cure for COVID-19. As of w, experimental treatment drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and favipiravir are being used to potentially cure COVID-19. 

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Google Trends Analysis

As mess started going viral on social media and or portals, a number of people took to Google and searched to find truth. This resulted in a surge of search results for same. Check it out below - 

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