WHO report indicative of increasing TCM recognition–China Economic Net

A report on traditional Chinese medicine issued by the World Health Organization is indicative of the increasing recognition TCM has been receiving around the world, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday. A virtual meeting involving WHO experts evaluating TCM in the treatment of COVID-19 was held about a month ago. “There are promising data to suggest that TCM is beneficial in reducing the risk of progression from mild-to-moderate cases to severe COVID-19,” the WHO said in a recently released report on the meeting. Speaking at a news conference, Zhao said TCM “has taken part comprehensively and deeply” in…