Article 5D0YJ Sri Lankan holy man’s ‘miracle’ potion for Covid turns sour

Sri Lankan holy man’s ‘miracle’ potion for Covid turns sour

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Agence France-Presse in Colombo
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Minister who publicly drank syrup touted as coronavirus cure tests positive

A self-styled Sri Lankan holy man's supposed miracle potion to prevent Covid-19 has turned sour after a minister who publicly drank it was taken to hospital with the virus.

Thousands defied public gathering restrictions to swamp a village in central Sri Lanka last month to get the syrup made by Dhammika Bandara.

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