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As more and more Chinese people are hoarding cold medicines in neighboring countries due to the rapid increase in corona19 infections in China, controversy is brewing in Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province, when Chinese people have swept 6 million won worth of cold medicines.



On the 7th, the number of corona19 confirmed cases in China is increasing exponentially as China loosens quarantine-oriented quarantine measures that it has maintained so far.



This week, it is known that the spread situation is so serious that local health authorities forecast that the number of new confirmed cases in China could reach 37 million.



As the shortage of medicines in China worsens, more and more Chinese people have purchased cold medicines in large quantities from Asian countries such as Korea and Japan in the past two weeks to buy and send cold medicines to their families and acquaintances in their home country.



In the meantime, Chinese stockpiling of cold medicine has often been witnessed in areas frequently visited by tourists, such as Myeong-dong and Gangnam in Seoul, but recently the area has expanded to the metropolitan area, reminiscent of the resale of masks in the early days of Corona 19.



In fact, a Chinese who visited a pharmacy in Mangwol-dong, Hanam-si last week brought a travel carrier and swept away 6 million won worth of medicines such as antipyretic and cold medicine in the pharmacy.



Around the same time, at another pharmacy in Mangwol-dong, a Chinese showed the names of various cold medicines written in Korean and purchased 300,000 won worth.



Most of the bulk buyers are likely to be bundlers who purchase cold medicines abroad and resell them in China at a multifold profit.



In addition, if the spread of Corona 19 in China continues, the hoarding of Chinese bundle merchants will inevitably intensify. If a 'twindemic' occurs this winter, in which Corona 19 re-emergence and influenza (flu) are simultaneously prevalent, it may disrupt the supply and demand of domestic medicines. there is.



In response, the Minister of Health and Welfare said, "We will closely monitor overseas trends and domestic sales to prevent problems with the supply and demand of domestic materials such as cold medicine and quarantine management."



The Korean Pharmaceutical Association sent an official letter to provincial and provincial branches the day before (27th), saying, "If pharmacies sell respiratory disease treatments such as cold medicine, please actively guide them so that they can only be sold in appropriate amounts according to symptoms."



“If a pharmacy sells an excessive amount of cold medicine to individual patients at once, it can cause concerns about misuse and abuse of medicines and can be mistaken for wholesale activities by pharmacies, which can adversely affect the supply and demand of medicines,” he asked for cooperation.



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