COVID-19: Govt bans export of alcohol based sanitizers

New Delhi: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Wednesday prohibited the export of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to other nations.

“Alcohol-based hand sanitisers are prohibited for exports,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said in a notification.
Sanitisers are used as a disinfectant to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Export of alcohol based sanitizers has been prohibited by Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry pic.twitter.com/ZbyAbNMAqw

— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2020