In a statement, CVS said that it is limiting the number of pediatric fever-reducing medications sold in stores and online to two per customer. While Walgreens has announced a person can purchase up to six medicines per online transaction to stop excessive purchases.
Although the Chinese government has remained silent on the number of deaths. However, the Chinese authorities have warned of successive waves of COVID infections in the coming months, as cases continue to increase.
Survey results were among the first indicators of how business sentiment has taken a hit in the world's second-biggest economy, after the sharp relaxation of strict Covid containment measures on December 7 triggered a still-growing wave of domestic Covid cases across China. The World Economi
Expressing concern over the spurt in Covid-19 cases in China, former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Tuesday said, "over 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of the world population is likely to be infected with Covid and millions may die."
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting with senior officials and experts on the COVID-19 situation in the country on Wednesday, said sources.
Amid the rising COVID cases in China, a top Indian health expert on Tuesday cautioned the people while asking them to keep a close vigil on the situation in the country.
China's National Health Commission said that since many of the government's COVID regulation have ended including a lift on mandatory COVID tests, the number of cases reported no longer reflect the actual number of infections.
After the nomination of Chinese President Xi Jinping for the third term in October, people hoped that they would get some relief from the policy but with its 1000 Covid cases, the residents are afraid of the repetition of lockdown, The Hong Kong Post reported.
A fire in a residential high-rise in Urumqi, where many residents have been under lockdown, set off public anger and questions about China's zero-Covid policy.
Of the total COVID cases, 3,041 were symptomatic while 29,654 were asymptomatic, Reuters news agency reported. The report added that Thursday's new local COVID-19 infections set a daily record, beating a figure set in mid-April.