A black market has developed in Russia for an antiviral HIV drug explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to sellers, HIV activists and the head of the drug’s main Russian producer.
Reuters: In Russia, a black market for HIV drug to try on coronavirus
A man wears a protective suit and a gas mask as he walks along a street in central Moscow on March 21, 2020 as Moscow city officials have limited public gatherings of more than 50 people and schools across the country will close for three weeks from March 23 in an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) / Russia OUT
