How traditional Chinese medicine is playing a role fighting COVID-19
Hendrik Sybrandy
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The global fight against COVID-19 is on.  The search for a vaccine is underway while Western drugs are being used to treat patients with the virus. But traditional Chinese medicine is also playing a role and the Chinese government is encouraging physicians combine both approaches.

Herbs showed some positive results in the fight against the SARS coronavirus in 2002 and 2003, but whether traditional Chinese medicine will help in the COVId-19 fight still is a question.