All India Hindu Mahasabha leader Swami Chakrapani Maharaj | Photo Credit: IANS

Key Highlights 'Person, who chants Om Namah Shivay and applies cow dung on body, will be saved' 'Special yagna will be performed to kill the novel coronavirus and end its effects on the world' WHO has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency

New Delhi: With coronavirus been declared a global health emergency by the WHO, Hindu Mahasabha has proposed bizarre treatment for the dreaded virus infection telling people to consume cow urine and cow dung to stop the effect of infectious virus.

Swami Chakrapani Maharaj, president of Hindu Mahasabha, on Friday said cow urine and cow dung can be used for treating novel coronavirus disease. He also said that a special yagna will be performed to "kill the novel coronavirus and end its effects on the world".

Talking to the media, Chakrapani further said that a person, who chants Om Namah Shivay and applies cow dung on the body, will be saved.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the death toll in China increased to 259, with 11,791 infected cases in 31 provincial-level regions.

However, research published in Frida claims that more than 75,000 have been infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan.

The National Health Commission said that 1,795 patients remained in critical condition, while 17,988 people were suspected of being infected with the virus as of Friday night, reported Xinhua news agency.

As per the local media reports, a total of 243 people have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

Earlier today, after evacuating 324 stranded passengers from India another Air India special flight will depart for China to evacuate Indians stuck in the city Wuhan.

The United States declared a public health emergency on Friday and barred entry of foreign nationals who had recently visited China to the country.

Meanwhile, international airlines have started suspending flights to China due to the outbreak.

Some of the countries who have taken this step are Canada, France, India, UK, New Zealand and Germany to name a few.

Meanwhile, a biotech firm has claimed that no manufacturer will be able to get coronavirus vaccine ready for use before the middle of 2020.