The Republic of Madagascar has offered its herbal drug – COVID Organics (COV) – to Nigeria and other countries in Africa.
The drug which is for prevention and cure of Coronavirus was offered to African countries to fight deadly coronavirus disease.
The consignment meant for Nigeria has been sent to Equatorial Guinea where it will subsequently be airlifted to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
For ease of distribution and transportation, African countries were divided into zones, hence, the freighting of Nigeria’s consignments to Equatorial Guinea.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 positive tally moved to 4,399 last night with 248 new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Lagos recorded 81 cases, followed by Jigawa State 35 and Borno 26 cases to top the chart. Kano recorded 26 cases, followed by Bauchi with 20 cases.
There is pressure on the Federal Government by different medical and scientific organizations to allow the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to subject the drug to further analysis.
Some others are pushing for the clinical trial of COVID Organics before being used in the country.
The Federal Government was yet to take a position as of weekend because the AU has mandated its Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to review the scientific data gathered so far on the safety and efficacy of the COVID Organics.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), had also last week, insisted that the efficacy of the drug was unproven.
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