The Delhi government on Wednesday granted permission to all manufacturers of drugs and cosmetics in the city to manufacture ethanol-based hand sanitisers till June 30 without any separate licence for it.
"Permission granted to all manufacturers of drugs and cosmetics in Delhi to manufacture ethanol based hand sanitizers for a period upto 30th June 2020. No separate license is required for the same," Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said in a tweet.
There has been a shortage of ethanol-based hand sanitisers in the city after the COVID-19 outbreak.