“We only follow the instructions that the government has given us,” the 42-year-old woman explained to AFP. Since March, the Turkmen president has ordered alharma fumigations “systematically”, extolling its ability to kill bacteria and viruses. However, in neighboring Uzbekistan, the renowned doctor Bakhrom Almatov warned in local media that this herb had “no direct effect” on the virus, despite its medicinal virtues. – Masks against “dust” –The Turkmen president is not the only leader who boasts of a supposed miracle remedy, without scientific basis, against covid-19. “They should be affordable for the local population,” said a representative, who did not want to give his name.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 19, 2020 09:00 UTC