I hate that this caveat is needed, but the stuff mentioned in this poem, other than the handwashing, is obviously bullshit.
Certainty
Does drinking lots of water stop the spread?
Or does that simply make you touch your face
More, spreading germs around the place?
The people on my Healthwise forum said
That gargling with saline will soon head
The bug off at the pass. I’ve heard a taste
Of cider vinegar will help. We race
To find that One Weird Trick before we’re dead.
What sources can we trust? The NHS
Says “wash your hands and stay at home”. That’s not
Enough for us. We’re used to feeling sure.
This “wait and see” lark only causes stress!
The internet is all the hope we’ve got:
Somewhere, there is a blog that holds the cure.
Tom Juniper Poetry 