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Madagascar president, Andry Rajoelina has officially launched a local herbal remedy which he says can prevent and cure the novel Coronavirus.
The president unveiled the herbal remedy called “Covid Organics” or CVO, at a ceremony in Antananarivo on Monday.
According to Rajoelina, the herbal remedy gives results in seven days.
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“Tests have been carried out – two people have now been cured by this treatment,” Rajoelina told ministers, diplomats, and journalists at the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA), which developed the beverage.
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“This herbal tea gives results in seven days,” he said.
Downing a dose, he said: “I will be the first to drink this today, in front of you, to show you that this product cures and does not kill.”
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The drink, which has been called COVID-Organics, is derived from artemisia – a plant with proven efficacy in malaria treatment – and other indigenous herbs, according to the IMRA.
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“COVID-Organics will be used as prophylaxis, that is for prevention, but clinical observations have shown a trend towards its effectiveness in curative treatment,” said Dr Charles Andrianjara, IMRA’s director-general.
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus in Madagascar, 121 cases have been recorded with 39 recoveries so far.
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