NAFDAC sets record straight on COVID-19 cures

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has received only one application from one company for the endorsement of a product to treat the symptoms of COVID-19 and not the virus itself.

NAFDAC said all other claims about a possible cure for COVID-19 in Nigeria only exist on social media and the pages of newspaper.

The director-general of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The agency was reacting to the several claims made by experts in the media that they had a cure for COVID-19.

The agency admitted that Africa is indeed blessed with herbs but stated that all possible cures must pass all scientific testing before approval.