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Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt bans export of sanitisers, all types of ventilators with immediate effect

Business Press Trust of India Mar 24, 2020 18:21:43 IST

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday banned export of all sanitisers and ventilators with immediate effect in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

"Export of all sanitisers...is prohibited, with immediate effect," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt bans export of sanitisers, all types of ventilators with immediate effect

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It also banned exports of all types of ventilators, including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance or device.

Last week, it had banned export of certain ventilators, surgical and disposable masks and textile raw material used for making masks.

There is a shortage of hand sanitisers and face masks in the market amid the coronavirus outbreak as people resorted to panic buying.

Updated Date: Mar 24, 2020 18:21:43 IST

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