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Bitter sweets: Madagascar minister fired over US$2.2m candy plan to go with coronavirus 'remedy'

A sample of the CovidOrganics, a plant-based "cure" against the coronavirus promoted by Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on May 8, 2020. [PHOTO: REUTERS]

Madagascar's education minister was sacked on 4 June after announcing a plan to buy sweets for students to take the edge off the "bitter taste" of a herbal tea the president says is a coronavirus remedy.

Minister Rijasoa Andriamanana said last week she was ordering US$2.2 million (S$3 million) worth of sweets to go with the Covid-Organics concoction, which some experts have warned is useless against Covid-19.

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