Coronavirus outbreak: Punjab distilleries supply free sanitiser to hospitals

Six distilleries in Punjab have supplied 33,000 litres of sanitizer free of cost to government hospitals in state, an official said on Saturday. sanitiser was manufactured according to prescribed formula of mixing 96 per cent ethal, 3 per cent hydrogen peroxide, glyceryl, permitted colour and sterile water, said Food and Drug administration Commissioner K S Pannu.

" manufacturing, supply and transportation of sanitizing material is done free of cost," he said in a statement. sanitiser was also supplied to police, Pannu said. re has been a high demand of sanitiser in Punjab due to COVID-19 pandemic.