At Monday, May 4, the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has killed 250,125 people across the world, according to Worldometre.
Over three million people have been infected across the world while over one million have recovered from the disease.
This infectious disease is not only causing a serious global health crisis, but it's also posing a huge threat to the world economy.
As countries around the world impose complete lockdowns, a desperate, harsh but necessary measure to contain COVID-19 spread, global economic recession becomes unavoidable, economists and financial experts have said.
Thousands of companies are struggling with the impacts and many people across the world are struggling to cope with the economic fallout caused by the spread of Covid-19; hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs and daily earnings.
Sadly, about six months after the world has been brought to its knees by the pandemic, scientists still say the road to getting a vaccine may still be far away!
Though about 80 groups of researchers across the world are currently working on a vaccine, BBC reports that most experts believe a vaccine is likely to be available by mid-2021.
As the road to getting a vaccine is still far ahead, many countries have started experimenting with drugs that have potentials in aiding the recovery of Covid-19 patients. For instance, the United States recently authorised an Ebola drug, remdesivir, for COVID-19 treatment after clinical trials show it shortens patients' recovery time.
Meanwhile, as Covid-19 gains ground in Africa, over 44,000 cases with over 1,700 deaths according to the WHO African Region, reports about the efficacy of traditional herbs in curing the disease started becoming rampant.
Source: WHO African Region
For instance, a prominent Nigerian monarch, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that traditional cure for coronavirus would be ready soon.
respected monarch said he has been collaborating with traditional medicine practitioners in the bid to provide a cure on time. He, therefore, advised the federal government not to throw away traditional medicines even as they continue to look for scientific solutions.
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Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, also recently celebrated and promoted a herbal tonic named COVID-Organics. He claimed the herbal product cures Covid-19.
Madagascar has 151 coronavirus cases, and 98 out of that number have recovered, leaving 53 active cases. No death has been recorded in the country. This made many to believe in the efficacy of the herbal product.
Even some African countries such as Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau have made plans to import the said herb.
However, the WHO has dismissed the claim that the herbal tonic cures Covid-19.
Also, Madagascar's national medical academy (Anamem) said there is no established scientific evidence that the herb works.
The academy warned that the herb has the potential to damage people's health as its "scientific evidence had not been established".
Artemisia annua: The Medicine Plant Being Considered as Possible Treatment for COVID-19
On Sunday, May 3, WHO released a statement explaining its position on traditional medicine.
The statement was titled "WHO supports scientifically-proven traditional medicine".
As the world searches for a potential treatment for COVID-19, the international health agency said it supports traditional herbal products, if they are scientifically proven.
WHO said medicinal plants like Artemisia annua are being considered for treating Covid-19. The health organization, however, noted that the plant and others will have to be subjected to scientific verification.
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