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Tunisians turn to traditional remedies against coronavirus

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There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs market in the heart of Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on age-old traditional remedies, hoping that they are effective in warding off the virus. Tunisia has reported 20 coronavirus cases and while no deaths have been reported in the country, the virus has killed more than 6,000 worldwide.

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