The current COVID-19 wave — triggered by a snap relaxation of containment restrictions — has seen Chinese drug stores stripped of supplies, as people snap up cold and fever treatments.
abc.net.au/news/chinese-wanting-covid-19-drugs-head-to-black-market/101830858Desperate families searching for critical COVID-19 medication in China — faced with bare pharmacy shelves and an explosion of cases — are being driven into murky online marketplaces that are rife with price gouging and fraud.
Many have been forced to turn to sketchy, online sellers with little guarantee of getting what they have paid for. Some people have paid thousands of dollars online just to secure COVID-19 medication for sick family members.
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