TCM widely applied in treating infected patients

Yan Liqiong, a pharmacist of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) produces doses of TCM decoctions to help combat the novel coronavirus epidemic at Xiaogan Chinese Medical Hospital in Xiaogan City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 25, 2020. TCM has been widely applied in treating infected patients as it has proved effective in improving the cure rate. Since the epidemic outbreak, the time-honored treatment has been applied in treating over 60,000 confirmed cases of the infection in China. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)