Chinese City Requires All Students to Take Medicine to Fight Against Coronavirus

Chinese City Requires All Students to Take Medicine to Fight Against Coronavirus
A medical worker is holding bags of liquid traditional Chinese medicine at a hospital in Shenyang, China on Feb. 20, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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To prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading, authorities in a Chinese city forced all students and teachers to take the same Chinese medicine before they go back to school for the new semester, which began on March 1.
A nursery school notified the parents that their children might have diarrhea and dizziness after taking the medicine—which has not been scientifically proven to cure or treat the disease caused by the new virus, known as COVID-19. 
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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