The president of Tanzania says he will send a plane to Madagascar to import a herbal tonic which has been touted as a cure for coronavirus by the country's president. The World Health Organization has said there is no proof of any cure and has advised people against self-medicating. In March, the US-based National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health warned against purported coronavirus remedies, including herbal therapies and teas - saying the best way to prevent infection was to avoid exposure to the virus. The Malagasy president also tweeted that the special envoy to Equatorial Guinea picked up a shipment of the drink. The country has 480 confirmed cases of coronavirus while Congo-Brazzaville has 229 and Madagascar has 135.

Source: The Star May 03, 2020 12:22 UTC