Hundreds of people line up well before daybreak outside a garden in the sleepy little village of Krishnapatnam in Nellore district every day, in the hopes of getting an Ayurvedic preparation that claims to offer a cure to COVID-19.
However, there is no scientific evidence as of now that Ayurvedic medicines can help cure COVID-19. Still, that has not deterred people from coming here in large numbers.

“There is nothing wrong in giving it a try. Patients are gasping for breath, running from one hospital to another in the search of an oxygen bed, and many are losing their lives in the process,” said a man.