Huang Luqi, deputy director of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine mentioned the use of natural formulas in individuals with mild symptoms and the good results achieved to curb the development of severe conditions.

He said that his organization approved 70 products, and severe cases are receiving therapies combined with the so-called western medicine to speed up recovery.

According to Huang, experts in TCM have joined hospitals, emergency centers and digital clinics to provide services and make the necessary arrangements to make up for the lack of some medicines.

Since December, China has witnessed a surge in daily Covid-19 cases and deaths, but at the same time there is a shortage of medicines and other products used in the treatment of this disease, due to high demand.

Although pharmaceutical companies have increased production in their plants, the supply of those products has not been completely stabilized.

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