MINISTER of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire said on Tuesday that the government has not ruled out the possibility of using local herbs to fight
But he insisted that the Nigerian Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development must first certify their efficacy.
Ehanire said: “Before now, it was said that Chloroquine can destroy the virus. But test are still going on in that regard. We have to test the efficacy of local drugs to see of it can kill the virus and also to find out that is in the profess of killing the virus, it can affect the body. So, the Institute will carry out the required test on the local drugs find out how it can work”.
He also dismissed fears that relaxing the lockdown may lead to increased cases of the pandemic as experienced in other country, stressing that the only way to have reduced figure of COVID-19 is for people to strictly observe all measures put in place. He said a decision had also been taken to postpone the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council examination.
The Minister said the first batch of returnees from the United Arab Emirate were expected in the country today.
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