Shanghai needs food, not TCM Covid-19 medicine Lianhua Qingwen: medical experts


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A leading neurologist in China has called for authorities to make it “very clear” whether traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Lianhua Qingwen is effective against Covid-19 before giving it precedence over food and other essential deliveries to people in lockdown. At least 8 million boxes of Lianhua Qingwen capsules have been sent to Shanghai in its battle against the Omicron variant, at the same time as many of its 25 million people are struggling to find fresh vegetables, rice and masks. “Dispatching of Covid medicines should follow rigorous tests and examinations. No fake and shoddy products should be given to the...