Several other African nations have also expressed interest in the purported remedy, which is known as Covid-Organics.
File: A worker holds a sample of the CovidOrganics; the plant-based"cure" promoted by Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the coronavirus disease.ABUJA - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday received samples of a herbal concoction that Madagascar claims can cure people infected with the new coronavirus, his office said.
"We have our institutions, systems and processes in the country. Any such formulations should be sent to them for verification," he said.The virus has so far infected 5,445 people and claimed 171 lives in Africa's most populous nation of 200 million ihabitants.which is known as Covid-Organics. But the World Health Organization has warned against"adopting a product that has not been taken through tests to see its efficacy", and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has also said it should be"tested rigorously".
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