With the recent surge of the Corona virus, the world is spinning out of control as hundreds of thousands are barricading in their homes and scrambling to purchase all the supplies they need to wait out the coming months. With such a massive inflation in purchases, and the lock down of many parts of China and India, many necessary supplies have been bought out of stock, such as basic medications and face-masks. Unfortunately, in many eastern and poverty stricken areas of the world, there has been an appearance of fake pharmaceutical drugs claiming to help cure the coronavirus. Despite the effects of the WHO and Interpol, stated by the BBC "police officers confiscated tens of thousands of counterfeit face masks and fake medicines, many of which claimed to be able to cure coronavirus" (Piranty), many of these drug manufacturers are still producing and selling counterfeit drugs. These substances often contain dangerous chemicals that can induce bodily harm due to toxicity, or chemical imbalance. Thankfully, due to the help of national authorities, these manufacturers are being stopped and brought to justice.
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