Covid-19: Ethiopian drug ready for clinical trials

A researcher works on a vaccine against coronavirus at the Copenhagen's University research lab in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 23, 2020. PHOTO | THIBAULT SAVARY | AFP

As scientists around the world race to develop a vaccine for the Covid-19, Ethiopia says it is also developing a cure for the highly contagious virus.

In a joint press statement, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Innovation and Technology said "a domestic treatment drug" is being developed by traditional medicine experts in the country.