Nigeria has recorded fresh 242 COVID-19 cases in the country with Lagos andvKano being the major hit.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this on Monday evening via its tweeter handle.
As of Monday, the NCDC has reported a total of 4,641, with 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
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Tthe federal government has reportedly decided to do a trial test for the Madagascar herbal remedy.
In April 2020, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina had launched COVID-Organics, a herbal medicine believed to cure the novel coronavirus.
While speaking at the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Boss Mustapha, the secretary to the government of the federation, said the federal government is making plans to pick up a consignment of COVID-Organics, which would be subject to validation process before its use in Nigeria.
“Madagascar has made allocations to various countries, and sent them to Guinea Bissau. We‘re supposed to make arrangements to freight Nigeria’s allocation from Guinea Bissau; it‘ll be subjected to the standard validation process for pharmaceuticals,” he said.
“Mr President has given instructions for the airlifting of Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar COVID-19 syrup; also given clear instructions that it must be subjected to the standard validation process for pharmaceuticals; there will be no exceptions for this.”
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