India battles black market in used gloves and masks

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NEW DELHI: Indian police are battling a booming black market in used face masks and surgical gloves scavenged in some cases from hospital refuse tips,...

: Indian police are battling a booming black market in used face masks and surgical gloves scavenged in some cases from hospital refuse tips, as people scramble for cheap coronavirus protection.

The four accused are facing initial charges of cheating and endangering lives by spreading a communicable disease. Health authorities in the eastern state of Bihar said they too have busted several gangs in recent months involved in selling used facemasks collected from hospital dump-yards.

 

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