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Traditional Chinese Medicine scores KO in fight against coronavirus
More than 80 percent of patients in Shanghai infected with the coronavirus, including both domestic and inbound cases, have received traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy as well as Western medicine, the deputy head of the city's health commission Zhang Huaiqiong has said.
According to Zhang, by Thursday, Shanghai had treated 628 patients with the coronavirus, comprising 339 domestic cases and 289 from overseas.
More than 92 percent of domestic cases accepted traditional Chinese medicine treatment, while 210 of the 289 inbound patients accepted or are to undergo TCM treatment. This includes a number of foreigners.