FactCheck: There have been studies that have said sperm contains antibacterial properties, but it is not considered a cure for COVID-19 to date. CoronavirusFacts
Malinis na Tamod ay Gamot sa COVID-19. – Dr. Anacleto Belleza Millendez, Ang Doktor ng BayanThe video runs for 3 minutes and 22 seconds and has Millendez talking about using clean sperm as a cure for COVID-19. He advises drinking clean semen or using it as a hand sanitizer.Puwede itong inumin, siguraduhin lang ay malinis – walang halong mikrobyo, walang sexually transmitted disease, walang HIV.
As of writing, the video has had 118,672 views on YouTube. Facebook’s monitoring tool Claim Check flagged the video for verification. It has been reported at least 35 times for containing false content.To date, there is still no authorized or official cure for COVID-19. The study cited by Millendez in the description of his video also did not mention COVID-19.
“WHO does not recommend self-medication with any medicines, including antibiotics, as a prevention or cure for COVID-19,” it added., but it is not considered a cure for COVID-19 to date. Moreover, the study cited by Millendez does not support his claim that semen can be used to cure COVID-19. That study by scientists of the Pasteur Institute in France was published in 2016 – way before the novel coronavirus wasInstead, the scientists studied how spermine and spermidine, which are both present in human semen, can affect Zika and Chikungunya viruses in human bodies.
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