A robot retrieving medicines in the pharmacy of the Argenteuil hospital, in Argenteuil, a Paris suburb, as technology changes how business and services are delivered in pandemic. Photo: AFP
A robot retrieving medicines in the pharmacy of the Argenteuil hospital, in Argenteuil, a Paris suburb, as technology changes how business and services are delivered in pandemic. Photo: AFP
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Alibaba Health stock jumps on earnings report as Covid-19 fuels health care spending

  • The health care arm of Alibaba Group turned around in the latest interim report as Covid-19 raised awareness and demand
  • Stock has risen 136 per cent this year as demand for health care stocks has taken hold, with JD Health next in line with its US$4 billion IPO

Georgina Lee
Georgina Lee

Updated: 11:05pm, 26 Nov, 2020

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A robot retrieving medicines in the pharmacy of the Argenteuil hospital, in Argenteuil, a Paris suburb, as technology changes how business and services are delivered in pandemic. Photo: AFP
A robot retrieving medicines in the pharmacy of the Argenteuil hospital, in Argenteuil, a Paris suburb, as technology changes how business and services are delivered in pandemic. Photo: AFP
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