WHO, Africa CDC form COVID-19 traditional remedy team

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) have formed a committee to advise and provide support into research into traditional remedies for COVID-19.

The experts sitting in the committee will advise African countries on the science, safety and quality of traditional medicine.

It will support countries to ensure clinical trials of traditional medicines comply with international standards, according to a statement by the WHO.

The formation of the committee comes as Madagascar, which has been promoting a herbal remedy for COVID-19, is reported to be overwhelmed by the number of infected people.