Beijing – As COVID-19 rips through China’s vast population, making millions sick and fuelling a shortage of drugs, many are turning to old-school traditional medicines to battle the aches and pains of the virus. President Xi Jinping has promoted traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since the start of the pandemic, while […]
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Rural China runs short of Covid drugs over lunar new year holiday
Wu, a 54-year-old retiree in China’s south-western Sichuan province, struggled to get hold of antiviral medication when her 92-year-old mother came down with Covid-19 this month. “By the time I realised my mother had Covid, it had been two days since she had eaten or drunk anything,” she said. Relatives […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid in short supply in China
When Li’s 83-year-old father with diabetes started coughing and complaining of body aches last month, the Beijing resident became anxious about finding a treatment for COVID-19 in case his parent had caught the virus sweeping the city. He heard at that time that Pfizer’s anti-viral drug Paxlovid was an effective […]
Frustration is rising over Covid drug shortages in China, and there are no easy answers
Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — As Jo Wang, an event planner in Beijing, […]
Beijing to distribute Pfizer’s drug as Covid ravages China
As COVID-19 cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday. IMAGE: A man takes a rapid antigen test for COVID-19 at the entrance of a hospital in Shanghai. […]
How Covid-hit China is coping with its drugs shortage
Hong Kong CNN — The abrupt shift in China’s Covid policy has left its people and health facilities ill-prepared to deal with a huge wave of infections, leading to widespread shortages of the most common drugs used to alleviate flu-like symptoms. The local versions of Tylenol and Advil are nearly […]
China races to bolster health system as COVID surge sparks global concern
Authorities rush to add hospital beds, build fever clinics U.S. raises concerns over possibility of COVID mutations Beijing reports five more deaths on Tuesday Security tight at crematoriums amid doubts over death toll BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening […]
China rushes to boost intensive care beds, doctors and stocks of medicine as Covid surges | China
Chinese authorities are rushing to boost the number of intensive care beds and health workers and increase medication supplies as Covid-19 surges through the country. Since the abrupt dismantling of the stringent zero-Covid regime, cases have skyrocketed in China. A full picture of the impact is difficult to gauge. Authorities […]