Mumbai Chemists make money with Coronavirus outbreak

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Mumbai is reportedly running out of masks and non-contact thermometers just as multiple coronavirus (COVID-19) cases crop up in north India.

Non-contact thermometers are unavailable at most medical stores and those with stocks have inflated prices to Rs 2,500-3,000 from Rs 500-800 a piece. This thermometer allows for body temperature to be checked from a distance of 15 cm, and is used by medical staff at clinics and hospitals for safety purposes in case of highly-infectious diseases, it said.

Shopkeepers are selling it for three to four times the actual price.