China turns to lemons, peaches and traditional medicine in wake of Covid wave

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China turns to lemons, peaches and traditional medicine in wake of Covid wave
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Covid cases in China saw a spike following the country's relaxation of strict Covid rules - but so are the prices of TCM and certain fruits.

Covid cases in China saw a spike following the country's relaxation of strict Covid rules. Also rising: the prices of traditional Chinese medicine and lemons, as Chinese citizens scramble for protection from the virus.Shares of Chinese pharmaceutical companies involved in the production of traditional Chinese medicine also notched their highest figures in a year in early December.

Farmers sort and package lemons at a workshop on November 24, 2020 in Neijiang, Sichuan Province of China.Covid cases in China saw a spike following the country's relaxation of strict Covid rules. Also rising: the prices of traditional Chinese medicine and lemons, as Chinese citizens scramble for protection from the virus.This month, one grocery store in Beijing charged 13 yuan for two lemons, which is about twice the typical price.

Other locals have taken to social media platforms such as Weibo to complain about lemon inflation, with"I did not know that lemon prices could triple in one day,"At one point, lemons were out of stock in Chengdu on e-commerce platform Dingdong Maicai, according to aCanned peaches are seeing a swell in demand.

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