With such a statement, she appeared on the air of the program "Living Healthy", writes RIA Novosti.

Malysheva added that piperine interacts with the protein S - the "corona" - so that it ceases to function.

“And if there is no“ crown ”(“ crown ”is the“ hooks ”for attaching a cell), then the virus dies,” the host stressed.

Pepper also has antibacterial properties due to its capsaicin content, she said.

Earlier, doctor Yevgeny Komarovsky said that in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus, it is important to ventilate the premises. He noted that in dry air, virus particles remain longer.