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7 die in Yavatmal after consuming hand sanitiser as they couldn’t get alcohol
Yavatmal (Maharashtra): At least seven people consumed hand sanitiser as they could not get alcohol as the liquor shops were closed in Wani tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra due to COVID-19 restrictions.“The matter is being investigated. All of…
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Maharashtra: 12 kids given hand sanitiser drops instead of polio dose
Yavatmal: In a case of gross negligence, 12 children were administered hand sanitiser drops instead of oral polio vaccine drops in a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, an official said on Monday.…
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High cost of liquor driving people to consume sanitizers; death count goes up
Gali Nagaraja Amaravati: Tipplers in Andhra Pradesh, inaccessible to liquor for different reasons, invented a new route at times of the coronavirus pandemic in Andhra Pradesh. In a desperate bid to get high,…
- Health
Too much hand sanitiser can lead to severe hand dermatitis
New Delhi: Hand sanitizers have irrefutably become the essential thing in our lives to protect ourselves during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; the other items include masks and social distancing. It has been…
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Sanitisers soaps, not medicaments; will attract higher 18% GST
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Amid the ongoing debate over goods and services tax (GST) rate on hand sanitisers, the government on Wednesday clarified alcohol-based hand sanitisers will continue to be levied at…
- India
Abandon move to produce hand sanitizers using rice: Faizy
By Pervez Bari New Delhi: M. K. Faziy, national president of Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has urged the Central government to abandon the move to produce hand-sanitizers using rice, while the…
- Hyderabad
Researchers at IIT-Hyderabad develop sanitizer
Sangareddy: The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) have developed budget-friendly hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizer is in line with the standards of World Health Organisation (WHO) and Centers for…
- Hyderabad
Fake hand sanitiser racket busted in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: With sales of hygienic skyrocketing globally amidst the coronavirus outbreak, several rackets in the city have been capitalizing upon the COVID-19 scare by manufacturing and settling fake hand sanitisers. The Rachakonda Police…
- India
Coronavirus: Demand for ‘Halal hand sanitizer’ rises
New Delhi: Amid Coronavirus outbreak, demand for so-called ‘Halal hand sanitizer’ increases in Malaysia. As consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam, Muslims are avoiding using it even as a hand sanitizer.…
