Coronavirus

[hazard12345]

Trump's comments about anything should not be taken seriously. Two

days ago he was talking about banging models in the daily conference

when his task force were explaining the fatality model.

[Pushy]

3 hours ago, Bhpian Bali said:

Also the covid positive chai wala near MH CM's house was the go to person for over 100s of people daily for Chai.

 

this news cracked me up tho, i mean, why tf would chai wala keep his open?  

[Walker]

 

2 hours ago, CarbonCore said:

 

Should not have repeated the word. He also said India has taken advantage of US for many years on trade. Like, wtf does that mean? 

 

I hope India stops sucking Trump's lulli, because dude is a deranged idiot.

He's an imbecile! At this time he should be put under quarantine for the safety of the Americans.

[Walker]

Irish leader Leo Varadkar picks up shifts as medical doctor to help tackle the pandemic

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/europe/ireland-leo-varadkar-coronavirus-doctor-intl/index.html

Seven years ago, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar quit medicine for politics. Now he is going back to work as a doctor as his country battles the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Taoiseach, as the Prime Minister is referred to in Ireland, has rejoined the medical register and will work one shift a week to help out during the pandemic, national broadcaster RTE reported.

 

[KnackChap]

Coronavirus: UK Government’s testing chief admits none of 3.5m antibody kits work sufficiently

 

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The UK government’s new testing chief has admitted that none of the 3.5 million antibody tests ordered from China are fit for widespread use.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-test-antibody-kit-uk-china-nhs-matt-hancock-a9449816.html

 

 

[CarbonCore]

1 hour ago, Right said:

So true.

 

Now if we send the supplies we will be accused of cowering and slaving it out, if we don't we will be called ungrateful & he will fk us on trade.

What a clusterfk.

 

Already approved.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-07/india-partially-lifts-malaria-drug-export-ban-after-trump-call 

 

[KnackChap]

Yes, approved yesterday evening itself not just for USA but  also for a bunch of other countries.  banning was wrong IMO cause many countries had ordered (paid) for it before the ban. Instead of banning drugs, the govt should tell the pharma cos to increase production and keep supplying and exporting both as paid orders and donations. Makes for good international diplomacy esp when Chinese quality is being questioned on a daily basis. 

[CarbonCore]

It is shocking that nearly half of US medicine supply comes from India, considering how much of a cost difference there is. One strip of hydroxycloroquine costs 60 rs here and $200 in US. Like..

 

[silentassassin]

46 minutes ago, KnackChap said:

Yes, approved yesterday evening itself not just for USA but  also for a bunch of other countries.  banning was wrong IMO cause many countries had ordered (paid) for it before the ban. Instead of banning drugs, the govt should tell the pharma cos to increase production and keep supplying and exporting both as paid orders and donations. Makes for good international diplomacy esp when Chinese quality is being questioned on a daily basis. 

 

Govt has order 10 cr tablets on April 4th. 
We have a lot of stock right now apparently and can manufacture plenty in quick time. 

We should beat this Corona and start supplying to all other countries. Take the chinese out of the picture..

 

52 minutes ago, CarbonCore said:

 

Already approved.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-07/india-partially-lifts-malaria-drug-export-ban-after-trump-call 

 

 

The trump retaliation comment came after the approval and phone call with Modi. 

[Sapola]

389 cases in last 24hrs. 
awesome.

 

[Walker]

1 hour ago, Right said:

389 cases in last 24hrs. 
awesome.

Thank you for editing ?

[Snake]

46 minutes ago, Right said:

389 cases in last 24hrs. 
awesome.

 

lets get those 150 Jamatis on the run in Mumbai.

 

i think next Call of Duty can have a Tablighi Apocalypse DLC.

you need to run around and get them back to hospital, locations would be India, Malaysia, Indonesia.

 

This is not necessary , next post of this kind will be a ban.

[Sapola]

Chill.

[Banz]

1 hour ago, CarbonCore said:

It is shocking that nearly half of US medicine supply comes from India, considering how much of a cost difference there is. One strip of hydroxycloroquine costs 60 rs here and $200 in US. Like..

 

 

It does not "cost" that much. That is how much it sells for. There are no price restrictions so companies can gouge to whatever extent they like. If it's a generic, the manufacturers will just collude and raise prices together anyways. 

 

[roun90]

2 hours ago, KnackChap said:

Yes, approved yesterday evening itself not just for USA but  also for a bunch of other countries.  banning was wrong IMO cause many countries had ordered (paid) for it before the ban. Instead of banning drugs, the govt should tell the pharma cos to increase production and keep supplying and exporting both as paid orders and donations. Makes for good international diplomacy esp when Chinese quality is being questioned on a daily basis. 

 

Problem is the manufacturing. Guess where the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) for the drug comes from?

 

Hint: It's where COVID19 started

 

@Banz As someone working in the Indian pharma industry, there is no "Collusion". Indeed there are far too many manufacturers for there ever to be a collusion. You take 10 factories as partners and raise the price, tomorrow 100 more factories will be set up and will lower the price. That's how it works in India. Problem with US is - US does not actually take that much of generics from us directly. Branded is a different matter. But for a single factory to get approval from US FDA in India will take decades. Indeed, it will be years before they even send inspectors to come to check your factory.

 

What happens in US is - their EU/US Branded companies will lobby hard and keep all competition out of the country. And it's legal to do that is US. Even doctors are given tons of incentive to "prescribe" certain medicines by both the pharma firms and the insurance agents. That's why you will find tons of people actually coming to India and other such countries to get treated and then go back. That is far cheaper than getting major treatments in the US.

 

You might think US Healthcare is "The Best in the World". It's not. Many times insurance will not cover certain treatments and you will be hard hit even with insurance. And if your insurance runs out/does not cover that particular ailment - then you better start praying.

[Banz]

1 minute ago, roun90 said:

 

Problem is the manufacturing. Guess where the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) for the drug comes from?

 

Hint: It's where COVID19 started

 

@Banz As someone working in the Indian pharma industry, there is no "Collusion". Indeed there are far too many manufacturers for there ever to be a collusion. You take 10 factories as partners and raise the price, tomorrow 100 more factories will be set up and will lower the price. That's how it works in India. Problem with US is - US does not actually take that much of generics from us directly. Branded is a different matter. But for a single factory to get approval from US FDA in India will take decades. Indeed, it will be years before they even send inspectors to come to check your factory.

 

What happens in US is - their EU/US Branded companies will lobby hard and keep all competition out of the country. And it's legal to do that is US. Even doctors are given tons of incentive to "prescribe" certain medicines by both the pharma firms and the insurance agents. That's why you will find tons of people actually coming to India and other such countries to get treated and then go back. That is far cheaper than getting major treatments in the US.

 

You might think US Healthcare is "The Best in the World". It's not. Many times insurance will not cover certain treatments and you will be hard hit even with insurance. And if your insurance runs out/does not cover that particular ailment - then you better start praying.

 

Thank you for your inputs. 

 

Of course I don't make the mistake of assuming US healthcare to be the best in the world. A system that is not even available to half of its citizens and one that is known to bankrupt people can never be called good. It is comfortably the worst among the first world countries. Same for many other issues. 

 

 

[CarbonCore]

28 minutes ago, Banz said:

 

It does not "cost" that much. That is how much it sells for. There are no price restrictions so companies can gouge to whatever extent they like. If it's a generic, the manufacturers will just collude and raise prices together anyways. 

 

Yeah that's what I meant, cost of purchase for end user. I used to find it weird that people needed insurance to buy medicine, until I saw the prices of even basic stuff like Paracetamol.

[Banz]

13 minutes ago, CarbonCore said:

Yeah that's what I meant, cost of purchase for end user. I used to find it weird that people needed insurance to buy medicine, until I saw the prices of even basic stuff like Paracetamol.

 

A friend was charged close to Rs. 2 lakh (2400$) for just an X-Ray. 

For that money he could have just taken an emergency flight back to Mumbai, done an X-Ray and consultation at any top hospital, stayed a night at some 5-star hotel and flown back. What a scam. 

 

I keep reading on reddit personal finance where they suggest 2 strategies to use when given a huge hospital bill. 1. Bargain (lol) 2. Ask for a proper full bill (apparently it is not standard practice to provide a bill without being asked)

 

Moreover, most people in America who have medical insurance, have insurance through their workplace. It only lasts as long as they are unemployed. 

Also, insurance does not cover everything. A small part of the bill still has to be paid by the patient. A small portion of an extremely large number is still very large. 

[KnackChap]

American healthcare and insurance system is a scam. They weren't even covering covid 19 under insurance for existing customers, dunno if they changed now. 

 

In other news. 

 

 

 

 

[KnackChap]