Popularly known as COVID-Organics, Madagascar's herbal tea that is being paraded as a cure for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been sent to Nigerian research institutions for close observation.
Last month, Nigeria received five cartons of samples of the herbal tea and they were handed over to the Ministry of Health.
While speaking during a media briefing on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said that the samples have been sent to various research institutions to investigate the cure claims.
He said samples were sent to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Nigerian Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), the Nigerian Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The minister said, "The timeline for delivery is not something you can give anybody in research because they have processes which they have to go through and they will not all be reporting at the same time.
