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GUWAHATI: Local pharmacies in the city have reported a steep surge in the demand for masks, as the number of Covid cases continue to rise in the city and beyond.
Medicine outlets in the city TOI spoke to said the demand for masks and sanitisers started since the last week and has peaked in the last two days. However, most of them said there is no real shortage of masks in the city yet.
“We used to sell 20-25 masks a day. Now there has been a recent increase in demand. We are selling over 100 pieces a day in the past two days,” Naresh Agarwal, sales manager of Bohagi pharmacy in Ulubari area, told TOI.