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Over the weekend the Swami Chakrapani Maharaj threw a huge party in the Indian metropolis of Delhi, as they attempted to give Coronavirus the middle finger as it were, by drinking cow urine.

Yep. We’re not lying. The religious group introduced a picture of a lion-headed, many-armed creature called “Corona” to a glass of cow urine in an attempt to defeat the virus. Just to be clear, cow urine doesn’t cure it in any way. But other notable officials have been peddling the same rhetoric, with Suman Haripriya suggesting that cow urine and cow dung can cure cancer. Again, it can’t.

The gathering involved some 200 people, with the organisers planning to “host similar events elsewhere in India”.

Say No to Panic, Say Yes to Precautions.

No Minister of the Central Government will travel abroad in the upcoming days. I urge our countrymen to also avoid non-essential travel.

We can break the chain of spread and ensure safety of all by avoiding large gatherings.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 12, 2020

The party comes in violation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plea for the avoidance of large gatherings in an effort to “break the chain of spread and ensure the safety of all”. The tweet comes after over 80 individuals have been diagnosed with the virus and after two people have died.

Let’s hope the group listen to the PM’s words, and again, just to be clear, cow urine doesn’t cure Coronavirus folks. Just had to say it…