New Delhi: Corona virus is also spreading rapidly in India. So far, 28 cases have been reported in his country. The fear of Corona is so great that the parents have stopped sending children to school. The demand for face masks has increased so much that the stocks of medical shops are empty. Due to increasing demand, its price has also increased significantly. It costs Rs 49 on Flipkart and delivery will take 4-5 days. It is not available on Amazon.
The price of masks used in surgery has shoots up by more than 300%. The mask that costs Rs 10 is not available for Rs 40-50. Apart from masks, the price of sanitizer has also gone up.
Medical staff is also not getting available in hospitals where there was not much stock already. The masks were largely supplied from China, but are currently out of there. Local mask producers are lagging behind in making masks according to need.