The pandemic has seen quack cures go as viral as the coronavirus itself and now Indian officials have started to install steam inhalation facilities in schools in central India.

Medical experts say steam inhalation neither prevents nor cures Covid-19, and can cause burns, but it remains popular in India, which is battling the pandemic with more limited medical resources than many other countries.

As Covid-19 cases surge in Madhya Pradesh state in central India, its Department of Education began installing the steam systems in schools.

Video shot on May 14 in Amarmau in Shahgarh Tehsil in Sagar District, showed locals breathing in steam coming from pipes. The steam is generated by a pressure cooker.

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Department of Education has commenced the installation of steam centers in schools in central India's Madhya Pradesh on May 14. The incident took place in Amarmau in Shahgarh Tehsil in Sagar District.

A video features a couple of locals standing in a queue to take steam through pipes in the steam center set up in the school. The steam inhalation system with multiple pipes is connected to a pressure cooker. Moreover, at the receiving end of these pipes, the people inhale the steam to ensure their safety.

To take preventive measures against the coronavirus and spread awareness about it among the locals, the Department of Education has set in motion the establishment of steam centers in the government schools to ensure everyone's safety. Moreover, the locals can approach these places to inhale the steam to keep the disease at arm's length.