evidence: New Delhi (Vishvas News): A viral post on social media claims that the pH for coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5. It further states that this is based on "research" from "Journal of Virology, April 1991. Also, we need to increase the intake of alkaline foods to beat coronavirus. Vishvas News investigated and found the viral post to be misleading. A post doing rounds claim: This is to inform us all that the pH for coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5 as per Journal of virology and antiviral research. All we need to do, to beat coronavirus, we need to take more of an alkaline foods that are above the above pH levels of the virus. Read the complete post here. [...] Vishvas News spoke to Dr. Nikhil Modi who is a Pulmonologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. He said: "Coronavirus doesn’t have any pH value. ’ 2. The viral post suggests that as per the Journal of Virology and Antiviral Research, the pH for coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5.