I am hearing a lot about the consumption of herbs, condiments and spices during this coronavirus outbreak. There are claims that they boost our immunity. Is that true?

Yes, many herbs, condiments and spices act as immunity boosters. Few of them are:

• Ginger 
• Tulsi
• Neem
• Lemongrass
• Turmeric
• Garlic 
• Black pepper
• Munakka

They possess antimicrobial/antiviral activity that helps fight infections.Therefore, one can focus on including them in their daily diets, in various forms, like- tea, deconcotions, chutney, additives, mouth freshener.