Indian-Origin Doctor Does A Study To See Whether Prayers Can Treat COVID-19

In the time when COVID-19 is still the number one threat, Indian-American doctor Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy living in Kansas City, United States has decided to come to prayers to see if religious rituals can treat illness caused by the Coronavirus.

Lakkireddy seems to have a firm belief in his theory that intercessory prayer, the act of praying on behalf of another person, could send messages to gods and help make COVID-19 patients better.

His commitment in this method is such that he launched a study with the participation of 1,000 patients of COVID-19 who show severe symptoms, in the course of four months.

Those taking part in this study will be divided into two groups, with 50 people in each. All of them will receive standard medical treatment. What Lakkireddy does is to offer intercessory prayers to one group while the other receive only usual treatment with drugs and ventilators.

The prayers used in this study are said to be universal of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism.

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, who was born a Hindu, attended Catholic school, and have spent some time at mosques, synagogues, and monasteries, said the ultimate goal of the study is to see if there is really a supernatural power and in case it is, if divine intervention can change the outcome of events.

He stressed that the work will not interfere with the usual treatment offered to COVID-19 patients but he has to admit the idea had caused mixed reactions from his peers.

Whatever the result of the study, favorable or not, it is highly unlikely it will be of any help in fighting off COVID-19.

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