China provides 14 billion euros for coronavirus outbreak

– Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration — Beijing (Reuters) – China has provided more than 110 billion yuan to fight the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic. Vice-Finance Minister Xu Hongcai said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday that over 39 … Read more

HIV patients run the risk of running out of medicines in China – UNAIDS

LONDON / BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Reuters) – HIV patients in China are at risk of running out of vital AIDS drugs because quarantines and isolates, intended to contain the coronavirus outbreak, prevent them from replenishing drug stores vital, the United Nations agency for AIDS said Wednesday. – Health workers prepare traditional Chinese medicine (MTC) in … Read more

Virus infections in China are declining – two new cases in Germany

Beijing / Frankfurt (Reuters) – The declining numbers of new infections in the coronavirus epidemic in China provide some relief. – FILE PHOTO: Workers operate a vehicle to carry out disinfection in Jianghan district, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS — However, … Read more

Desperate for coronavirus remedy, Chinese turn to HIV drugs and informal market

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Reuters) – The accelerated spread of the coronavirus in China and the shortage of medical supplies are pushing people to unorthodox methods and importers who are not authorized to get treatment, and some have even started taking HIV medications. – Health workers wear special suits to protect themselves from the coronavirus at … Read more