A pharmacist weighs traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs for a patient at a pharmacy in Changsha, Hunan Province, in this file photo. TCM has spread to 196 countries and regions and gained worldwide recognition for its unique strengths in disease prevention and control and rehabilitation, Wei Chunyu, an official with the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told a press conference Thursday. China had dispatched TCM specialists to 29 countries to aid the fight against COVID-19 during the pandemic, Wei said.  Xinhua