As the coronavirus scare runs across the world, the Hindu Mahasabha chief has proposed bizarre treatment for the dreaded virus infection, reports Outlook India.

Swami Chakrapani Maharaj, president of Hindu Mahasabha, on Friday (Jan 31) said cow urine and cow dung can be used for treating novel coronavirus disease.

"Consuming cow urine and cow dung will stop the effect of infectious coronavirus. A person who chants Om Namah Shivay and applies cow dung on body, will be saved. A special yagna ritual will soon be performed to kill coronavirus," said Chakrapani.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency.

The new virus, which is of the same genre as SARS which broke out in 2003, was first reported in the WHO Disease Outbreak News on Jan 5, 2020.

It has progressively spread across many countries from its epicentre in Wuhan.