TCM used on 96.37 pct of COVID-19 patients outside Hubei: official

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was widely applied and has proved to be effective in the prevention, treatment and recovery of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Chinese mainland, said the country's TCM official on Tuesday.

About 96.37 percent of the COVID-19 patients outside Hubei, the hardest-hit province, and 91.05 percent in Hubei have received TCM treatment, said Li Yu, an official with the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, at a press conference.

In the national diagnosis and treatment plan issued by the authorities, all TCM prescriptions have shown very good clinical effects, said Li.

Nearly 5,000 TCM medics went to Wuhan, Hubei's capital city and the epicenter of the outbreak, to join the battle against the virus, said Li.