The Chinese government has been promoting the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat Covid-19. traditional medicine had helped fight viruses in the past, such as the SARS pandemic in 2002 and 2003 that killed hundreds in China. Two days later, China's National Health Commission issued a notice asking medical institutions to "actively promote the role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during treatment" of coronavirus. Workers at a traditional chinese medicine store prepare various dried items at a shop in Hong Kong. "You won't be considered patriotic if you don't believe in traditional Chinese medicine," he said.

Source: CNN March 15, 2020 00:45 UTC