China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs
Rubio: Coronavirus lays bare China's power over public health and therefore the economy
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warns of the danger posed by China's control of the drug market and explains what are often done on 'Fox Friends.'
Now that the amount of latest people infected with the coronavirus in China is slowing down, the country's Communist Party is ratcheting up threats against the West, with a very nasty warning about access to life-saving drugs aimed toward the us .
In a piece of writing in Xinhua, the state-run media agency that's largely considered the mouthpiece of the party, Beijing bragged about its handling of COVID-19, an epidemic that originated within the city of Wuhan and has spread quickly round the world, killing nearly 5,000 people and infecting thousands more. The article also claimed that China could impose pharmaceutical export controls which might plunge America into "the mighty sea of coronavirus."
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The disturbing threats made during a worldwide pandemic also because the scary consequences if that threat becomes real highlight just how tight China's grip is on the worldwide supply chain. Already, the Food and Drug Administration has announced the primary drug shortage associated with the coronavirus. Though it didn't disclose which drug was briefly supply, the FDA did say it couldn't access enough raw components needed because they're made in China.
That doesn't come as a surprise to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, who told Fox News on Thursday that America is "dangerously reliant" on China for the assembly of critical goods, including parts for technologies needed to fight COVID-19.
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Though the us may be a global leader in research, much of the manufacturing of life-saving drugs has moved overseas. The last American factory to form a key component in penicillin shuttered in 2004. Since then, Chinese pharmaceuticals companies have moved in and brought over, supplying between 80 percent and 90 percent of U.S. antibiotics, 70 percent of acetaminophen and about 40 percent of heparin, consistent with Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
If China makes good on its threat to chop off the us , Rubio believes the results might be crippling.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide on Thursday went up to 124,518, up from 118,162 cases the day before. In China, there are 80,980 confirmed cases. Italy saw a 22.7 percent jump to 12,462 from 10,149. Iran is hovering on the brink of a 12 percent increase while cases in Qatar jumped 991 percent to 262 cases from 24. within the us , there are quite 1,300 confirmed cases spread across 44 states and therefore the District of Columbia.
People wearing protective face masks wait during a queue to urge temperature check before entering a bank in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, like fever and cough. except for a couple of , especially older adults and other people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illnesses, including pneumonia.
People wearing protective face masks wait during a queue to urge temperature check before entering a bank in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, like fever and cough. except for a couple of , especially older adults and other people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illnesses, including pneumonia. (AP)
Rubio: Coronavirus lays bare China's power over public health and therefore the economy
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warns of the danger posed by China's control of the drug market and explains what are often done on 'Fox Friends.'
Now that the amount of latest people infected with the coronavirus in China is slowing down, the country's Communist Party is ratcheting up threats against the West, with a very nasty warning about access to life-saving drugs aimed toward the us .
In a piece of writing in Xinhua, the state-run media agency that's largely considered the mouthpiece of the party, Beijing bragged about its handling of COVID-19, an epidemic that originated within the city of Wuhan and has spread quickly round the world, killing nearly 5,000 people and infecting thousands more. The article also claimed that China could impose pharmaceutical export controls which might plunge America into "the mighty sea of coronavirus."
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The disturbing threats made during a worldwide pandemic also because the scary consequences if that threat becomes real highlight just how tight China's grip is on the worldwide supply chain. Already, the Food and Drug Administration has announced the primary drug shortage associated with the coronavirus. Though it didn't disclose which drug was briefly supply, the FDA did say it couldn't access enough raw components needed because they're made in China.
That doesn't come as a surprise to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, who told Fox News on Thursday that America is "dangerously reliant" on China for the assembly of critical goods, including parts for technologies needed to fight COVID-19.
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Though the us may be a global leader in research, much of the manufacturing of life-saving drugs has moved overseas. The last American factory to form a key component in penicillin shuttered in 2004. Since then, Chinese pharmaceuticals companies have moved in and brought over, supplying between 80 percent and 90 percent of U.S. antibiotics, 70 percent of acetaminophen and about 40 percent of heparin, consistent with Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
If China makes good on its threat to chop off the us , Rubio believes the results might be crippling.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide on Thursday went up to 124,518, up from 118,162 cases the day before. In China, there are 80,980 confirmed cases. Italy saw a 22.7 percent jump to 12,462 from 10,149. Iran is hovering on the brink of a 12 percent increase while cases in Qatar jumped 991 percent to 262 cases from 24. within the us , there are quite 1,300 confirmed cases spread across 44 states and therefore the District of Columbia.
People wearing protective face masks wait during a queue to urge temperature check before entering a bank in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, like fever and cough. except for a couple of , especially older adults and other people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illnesses, including pneumonia.
People wearing protective face masks wait during a queue to urge temperature check before entering a bank in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, like fever and cough. except for a couple of , especially older adults and other people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illnesses, including pneumonia. (AP)
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