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WHO cautions against untested COVID-19 traditional remedies

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: Courtesy.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that medicinal plants such as Artemisia annua, touted as possible treatments for COVID-19, should be tested for efficacy and side effects.

The WHO said it supported scientifically proven traditional medicine, adding that complementary and alternative medicine had many benefits.

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