China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week

China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week

Workers in protective suits transfer a body in a casket at a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China. | File Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population … Read more

‘Fake’ Indian COVID-19 medicines flood China’s black market amid surge in cases

‘Fake’ Indian COVID-19 medicines flood China’s black market amid surge in cases

Paxlovid, Pfizer’s anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese health experts are warning that fake versions of Indian generic medicines are flooding the black market in China as a record surge of COVID-19 cases fuels demand for antivirals, particularly Pfizer’s Paxlovid and … Read more

Eat only one meal a day: Shanghai’s stringent COVID lockdown puts megacity out of food

Eat only one meal a day: Shanghai’s stringent COVID lockdown puts megacity out of food

As Shanghai‘s COVID-19 lockdown leaves residents struggling to access essentials, residents of the mega Chinese city are almost out of food and they are reeling under an acute food crisis. They say that they “only eat one meal a day” and “don’t know how to live until May”, The HK Post reported. According to the … Read more