If Coronavirus-Stricken China Can’t Export Medicine, the World Is in Trouble

South Africa News News

South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 WSJ
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 14 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 9%
  • Publisher: 63%

The global spread of the novel coronavirus is impacting every aspect of daily life. Soon, that might include common drugs in your medicine cabinet. CGrantWSJ explains WSJWhatsNow

Much of the contents of your medicine cabinet can be traced back to Chinese ingredients processed into pills in India. Thanks to the coronavirus, much of Chinese industry remains shut down. The potential ramifications of that for pharmaceuticals are now becoming clear.

India, which supplies around 40% of U.S. generic drugs, announced this week that it was restricting exports of 26 drug ingredients and medicines that use them, including several common antibiotics and the active ingredient in Tylenol. The news follows an announcement...

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

WSJ /  🏆 98. in US

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)The global novel coronavirus situation is rapidly evolving. CDCtravel has issued travel health notices for countries currently experiencing community spread of COVID19. For updated information on coronavirus disease 2019 and travel, visit
Read more »

Chinese Tech Stocks Are a Risky Coronavirus RefugeChinese Tech Stocks Are a Risky Coronavirus RefugeHeard on the Street: Investors might be right to bet on government support for the 5G and chip sectors, but wrong to assume no disruptions due to the coronavirus and geopolitics
Read more »

Mainland China reports 139 new coronavirus casesMainland China reports 139 new coronavirus casesMainland China had 139 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Wednesda...
Read more »

China reports dwindling new cases, pivots to control risk from overseasChina reports dwindling new cases, pivots to control risk from overseasChina reported on Wednesday another drop in new coronavirus cases as its attenti...
Read more »

Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the worldFactbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the worldThe new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China ...
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-21 10:18:19