Coronavirus outbreak fuels China black market for supplies

Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2020

China's coronavirus crisis has sparked a thriving black market in fake medical supplies, forcing a crackdown from authorities who have seized 31 million counterfeit or substandard face masks. Fraudsters have begun producing illegal products to satisfy runaway demand as masks and disinfectant remain in short supply and manufacturers struggle to keep up. In one case this month, swindlers t