MULTAN: With suspected cases of Coronavirus present in the country, pharmacies here have completely gone out of surgical masks. Interestingly, all these pharmacies went out of stock when only a single suspected case of the viral disease surfaced in Karachi. We live in Garden Town, but unfortunately could not find a single mask,” said Saira Nasir, a university employee, while talking to APP here on Tuesday. “I went to all the pharmacies in Cantt and to my surprise, all were selling masks at very high rates,” the woman informed. Another pharmacist, Rao Farrukh, said the masks were used for a number of purposes which is also another reason behind the shortage.

Source: Pakistan Today March 03, 2020 15:56 UTC