{"id":65822,"date":"2020-04-26T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/04\/26\/coronavirus-pandemic-madagascar-distributes-controversial-miracle-cure\/"},"modified":"2020-04-26T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:00:48","slug":"coronavirus-pandemic-madagascar-distributes-controversial-miracle-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/coronavirus-pandemic-madagascar-distributes-controversial-miracle-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Pandemic: Madagascar distributes controversial &#8216;miracle cure&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2yTNvXUvVnZFBvZR7c\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We look at how Madagascar&#8217;s president has endorsed a controversial &#8220;miracle cure&#8221; to tackle the coronavirus. 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