Dr R Kumar
President, Society for Promotion of Ethical and Affordable HealthCare
As Covid-19 cases are again surging, panic-stricken people are falling prey to quacks, occult practitioners and cyber cheats. The combination of financial and health threats makes people more vulnerable and creates opportunities for fraudsters. Many are tempted to buy or use questionable products that claim to help diagnose, treat, cure or prevent Covid-19.
Scores of individuals are getting tested privately to escape notice by government agencies to avoid quarantine or hospitalisation and falling prey to fake testing and treatment of unproven value. In many cases, the conmen supply counterfeit drugs or disappear after taking away money. Immunity-boosting remedies of no value have become a big business in the name of alternative medicine. Even well-known hospital chains or…
