"Should We Cry Or Laugh?": Akhilesh Yadav On Cow Dung As Covid 'Cure'

Doctors and scientists have repeatedly warned against alternative treatments for COVID-19, saying that they can further complicate health problems

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday joined a chorus of voices commenting on a video from Gujarat's Ahmedabad - a video that shows men gleefully covering themselves in cow dung and urine in the belief it will protect them against COVID-19. अब इस पर हँसे या रोएं... pic.twitter.com/NJIbiXmSoX #WATCH | BJP MLA Surendra Singh in UP's Ballia claimed drinking cow urine has protected him from coronavirus. He also recommended people to 'drink cow urine with a glass of cold water'. (07.05)(Source: Self made video) pic.twitter.com/C9TYR4b5Xq A bemused Mr Yadav tweeted: "Should we cry or laugh over this...". Attached to his tweet was a video from a report by news agency Reuters that identified a school called the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratishthanam, where some people go once a week to slather cow dung and urine over their bodies, hug cows and practice yoga.