Virus ‘protection’ keeping pharmacies busy


Making a beeline: People queueing up to buy masks and hand sanitisers at Caring Pharmacy in Petaling Jaya.

Reports by HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM, NURBAITI HAMDAN, JOSEPH KAOS Jr, ALLISON LAI, JUSTIN ZACK, CLARISSA CHUNG, CHEONG JIN WEI and NG ZHE QUN

KUALA LUMPUR:
The pursuit for “protection” against the novel coronavirus has led to some Malaysians seeking traditional remedies at Chinese medicine shops.

These consumers would look for herbs like chrysanthemum, gam chou (liquorice) and other types of herbal tea such as lor hon kor, hoping these could be of help to them.

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