Government bans price increase of masks, sanitisers, toilet paper during Covid-19 outbreak
19 March 2020 - 20:05
The government has gazetted regulations on the pricing of key goods and services during the coronavirus-induced national state of disaster.
Items covered in the regulations, published by trade & industry minister Ebrahim Patel, include basic goods such as medical and hygiene products, toilet paper, hand sanitisers, facial masks, disinfectants cleaners, surgical gloves, surgical masks, disinfectant wipes, antiseptic liquids, as well as baby formula and disposable nappies...
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