Several members of Congress suspect Chinese officials are hiding details of the disease spreading in their country. Representatives raised suspicions during an oversight panel held Wednesday on the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, despite assurances from global health officials, raising the prospect of exacerbated tensions between the two countries. The new coronavirus has infected at least… Read More »
The Chinese city of Wuhan is scrambling to complete construction on two hospitals that will treat coronavirus victims, according to state media. The outbreak has killed 213 people and infected nearly 10,000. The virus is believed to have originated in Wuhan, a city of 11 million, and most of China’s cases have been reported there.… Read More »
Health officials in China are including two HIV meds as treatment for pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, reports Bloomberg News. Specifically, the country’s National Health Commission in Beijing recommends the HIV drug Kaletra, which is manufactured by AbbVie and is also marketed as Aluvia. Kaletra is a combination tablet consisting of the meds lopinavir… Read More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has expanded a pilot drug bulk-buying program to almost the entire country in an attempt to negotiate lower prices from drug manufacturers, heaping fresh pressure on multinational pharmaceutical companies and their domestic rivals. The program rolled out last year saw 11 Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, band together behind a… Read More »