Chinese Drugmakers’ Shares Surge, Travel Stocks Fall as Virus Outbreak Worsens

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A widening outbreak of a mysterious pneumonia-like virus helped propel shares of some Chinese drugmakers to multiyear highs, while travel stocks fell

Shares of a Hong Kong-listed company that makes a generic version of the antiviral drug Tamiflu jumped 19.4% to a record closing high. The firm, YiChang HEC Changjiang Pharmaceutical Co., is China’s dominant producer of the drug known as oseltamivir, which can help quickly alleviate flu symptoms.

 

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Corona with lime on your direct flight to USA? Coronavirus has spread from China to North Korea and Thailand, 200 reported cases.

V for vendetta

blame donald trump 😓

Well not to be too nasty, quarantine all flights from China proper, and their fellow travelers. Just asking for a friend.

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