Ahmedabad: When new cases of Covid-19 began to show a steady resurrection along with the concern added from the new Omicron variant, people must attract their guards.
Obviously, the sale of masks and immunity amplifiers has tripled in the past week, according to estimates by the Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and the Pharmacy Association (FGSCDA).
In the past week, an estimated 10 masks of disposable lakh and 3 lakh N95 masks are sold throughout Gujarat every day, suggesting FGSCDA estimates.
Gujarat is home to at least 24,000 chemists and pharmacists.
Alpesh Patel, Chairperson, FGSCDA, said, “With a steady increase in cases, people rise.
Especially with less restrictions about meetings and public movements, people exercise be careful and become increasingly careful and choose to wear Masks in offices and other public places.
As a consequence, sales have risen.
“Gujarat reported about 70 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday to 17:00, according to data provided by the state government.
Even the demand for sanitisers has risen at least 50%, according to estimates by chemists.
“In November, the sales of both masks and sanitisers drastically fell with almost no requests.
However, during the last week to 10 days, the request was once again starting.
People came to ask for the N95 mask and sanitiser,” Ankur Aggarwal said, CO.
-Founder, Medkart.
The sale of the immunity booster also sees a marginal increase.
“So far, there is no extraordinary request for covid drugs.
However, some customers who have stopped buying an immunity amplifier such as vitamin C once again started making orders for these medicines,” Ahmedabad-based Chem-based Chem.
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