On May 23, Medical researcher Alok Srivastava of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, reported his finding that blood clots in the lungs are a leading cause of Covid-19 mortality.

This validates the observation of Dr. Kyle Cameron-Sidell of Maimonides Hospital, NY, as early as March 27, that in Covid-19 patients suffering from hypoxia (reduced oxygen intake) intubation (using ventilators) was counter-productive, as the hypoxia was caused by haemoglobin pathology, not lung dysfunction. Ventilators were actually damaging patients’ lungs.

In that light, the establishment’s prescription of early intubation (ventilation) is bizarre, if not sinister.

Srivastava’s findings suggest a simple prophylactic – take aspirin in appropriate doses to thin the blood, if you suspect exposure to the virus. Or, better yet, take garlic, fish oil, or any other natural blood-thinner.

And, forget lockdown. Get out doors. Lack of exposure to sunlight means low Vitamin D levels and low immunity.

Here too the establishment’s prescriptions are not merely pointless, but downright damaging.

Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested and proved that in general hydroxychloroquine has no major side-effects that would prevent its therapeutic use for Covid-19.