Mums warned NOT to put onions in their kids’ rooms to ward off coronavirus after bizarre WhatsApp tip circulates
MUMS are putting raw onions in their kids’ rooms in a bizarre attempt to ward off the coronavirus. A bonkers rumour has been circulating WhatsApp chats, claiming the vegetable will help prevent the virus from spreading. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Despite the advice having no basis in fact, mums […]
MUMS are putting raw onions in their kids’ rooms in a bizarre attempt to ward off the coronavirus.
A bonkers rumour has been circulating WhatsApp chats, claiming the vegetable will help prevent the virus from spreading.
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Despite the advice having no basis in fact, mums have been peeling onions and leaving them in every corner of the house, with their baffled kids sharing bemused images on social media.
Temiloluwa Oseni, 19, discovered her mum, Abiola Oseni, 46, had been stashing the veg in her room, with her mum claiming the onion would “absorb bacteria” from Covid-19.
Temiloluwa, from Ashford in Kent, says her mum peels off a few layers each day to let the “fumes radiate” throughout the house.
Despite Temiloluwa telling her mum onions will have no effect on the spread of Covid-19, her mum was adamant the vegetable is the answer, and she’s not alone.
The university student said: “My mother believes the onions can absorb bad bacteria and from the coronavirus to keep it away.
“I laughed when I saw it because it is not unusual of her to follow Whats App fake news.
“It was just another funny thing she believed in. I did question her reasoning but there was no arguing with her.
“The onions are still there. Each day she cuts another layer off.”
Temiloluwa claims it’s not just onions which her mums leaves around the house, saying: “She normally has orange and lemon peels everywhere in the house.
“And sometimes a cup of salt water in the corner of the room to clean the air and keep the air not so dry.”
Temiloluwa shared snaps of raw onions in her room on Twitter, and countless other teens said their mums have been doing the same thing.
She tweeted: “My mum has put an onion in the corner of every room in the house because whatsapp advised her to.
“This is the peak of the whatsapp mother’s cult. I am unable to can lmao. [sic]”
Replying to her post – and sharing another snap of some onions – one person said: “Looooooool I think our mums are in the same group chat coz my dad thought she had lost it yesterday morning.”
Another added: “We should have never given mums, aunties and Granma WhatsApp.”
While a third admitted: “I showed this to my mom. My mom said it’s true, it’s how France survived the Plague.”
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