The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is a global public health crisis that began in late 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China and continues to affect people around the world as of my last knowledge update in September 2021.1
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1Hemalika D, Ranathunga R. Potential traditional medicinal plants for COVID-19 management in Sri Lanka: A review. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies. 11(5):109-114. doi:10.22271/plants.2023.v11.i5b.1593