Chinese are turning to black market for Indian Covid drugs amid surge: Report
2 years ago

Chinese are turning to black market for Indian Covid drugs amid surge: Report

Hindustan Times  

Chinese residents have turned to the black market for generic Covid drugs amid an unprecedented pandemic outbreak in the country, a report said. China approved two Covid-19 antivirals this year – Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Azvudine, an HIV drug from Chinese firm Genuine Biotech- both of which are only available in certain hospitals in China. Covid In China: People wearing face masks walk on the steps of a luxury hotel in Beijing, Chinese are opting to get cheaper but illegally imported generic drugs from India, South China Morning Post reported. Amid the demand, topics like “anti-Covid Indian generic drugs sold at 1,000 yuan per box” have been trending on Chinese social media platform Weibo, the report added saying that four kinds of generic anti-Covid drugs from India are being sold illegally in the Chinese market – under the brand names Primovir, Paxista, Molnunat and Molnatris.

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