Last week, Sahil Munjal, chairperson of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), told Reuters: “Companies that make ibuprofen and paracetamol are getting orders from China.”
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It is said that no matter how much you hate your loved ones, but in the end only that will work. neighboring country of india china corona badly affected by There are no medicines left in the hospitals, there are no shrouds left in the shops and kilometers long queues are running in the crematoriums. The situation has become such that people are breathing amidst the shadow of death everywhere. In such a situation, only Indian medicines are saving the lives of the Chinese. Dragon is such a stubborn country that it is not officially asking for medicines, otherwise its medical science will be exposed globally. That’s why people are being forced to buy Indian medicines through the black market.
China approved two COVID-19 antivirals this year, including Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Ajvudin. But both of these are available only in certain hospitals. Apart from this, its prices are so high that the common Chinese citizen is not able to buy them. In such a situation, they are opting for India’s but illegally imported generic medicines. According to the rules of the Chinese government, if someone is caught buying or selling Indian medicines, strict action will be taken, but the situation has worsened so much that people are buying the medicines.
Medicine shortage in China made People directly rush to the factorylook at the long queues outside Medicine Factory#China #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #Corona #covid #chinacovid #COVID19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/wD6dOmzTQm
— Jyot Jeet (@activistjyot) December 23, 2022
People asking each other about Indian medicines
Topics such as anti-Covid Indian generic drugs being sold for 1,000 yuan (US$144) per box are trending on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. There is an exchange of messages and suggestions on how to obtain drugs. In view of the current situation of Corona in China, health experts and doctors have warned of possible risks. He urged people not to buy medicines from illegal channels, including unlicensed salespeople on messaging app WeChat.
This woman from Shanghai will probably soon be in a Chinese prison. She accuses the Chinese government of wasting money on corona tests and other nonsense for almost three years instead of getting much-needed medicines and oxygen equipment. Koodo!#ChineseProtests #China #covid pic.twitter.com/vaS9j1ee9I
— 247ChinaNews (@247ChinaNews) December 22, 2022
Black marketing of these medicines of India
Four types of generic anti-covid drugs from India under the brand names Primovir, Paxista, Molnunat and Molnatris are being sold illegally in the Chinese market. According to the online portal Tencent News, the price of Paxlovid is 2,980 yuan per box, while a box of Indian-made drugs can be bought for 530 to 1,600 yuan. However, Indian generic drugs have not been allowed by the Chinese government. Selling them here is a punishable offence.
India ready to help
Last week, Sahil Munjal, chairperson of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), told Reuters: “Companies that make ibuprofen and paracetamol are getting orders from China.” He said, “There is a huge demand for Ibuprofen and Paracetamol in China at the moment. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that we are monitoring the situation of COVID in China. On the question of sending medicine to China, he said, “We have always helped other countries as the pharmacy of the world.”
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