"We are following the instructions as they are laid out," 42-year-old Garayeva told AFP. Wild rue -- known locally as yuzerlik -- has for millennia been popular in North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia as a panacea for sickness and ill fortune. In March, he ordered wild rue burning on a "systematic level", trumpeting the bacteria and infection-killing qualities of its faintly intoxicating smoke. Since the diktat, the cost of a wild rue bundle has grown five-fold to five manats ($1.43). - Mutant-green sanitiser -The WHO told AFP that the request has proven impossible to facilitate due to "travel restrictions".

Source: The North Africa Journal December 19, 2020 02:37 UTC