Fake covid-19 products, including unapproved herbal products from India, available on Twitter, Instagram

From essential oils and herbal concoctions that claim to keep Covid-19 at bay to a USD 6,000 portable device charged by negative ions that can kill coronavirus, counterfeit health products, illegal or unapproved testing kits and purported cures are on offer on popular social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram, leading to a ‘cyber syndemic’ — a digital contagion combined with a health epidemic — an Indian scientist’s team in the US has warned.