Concerned Chinese Australians have begun sending over-the-counter cold and flu medication to family members in China amid a surge there in COVID-19 cases that has depleted local stocks.
Sydney resident Fan Yi told the ABC she had bought dozens of packets of painkillers and sent them to her parents, who are in their 70s, in Shanghai.
"Please buy rationally, buy on demand, and do not blindly stock up," the Beijing Municipal Food and Drug Administration said. However, the figures have become an unreliable guide as the government is conducting less testing across the country. On Alibaba, China's largest online shopping platform, the price of regular paracetamol tablets has increased tenfold in the past week from $4 to $40 for 20 tablets.
"As soon as I sent it to my parents, our relatives and friends also asked if they could have some too."Ms Fan said her friends in Sydney had sent similar products to their families in China too.
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