Sales of Sanitisers, Immunity Boosters Drop by Half as Covid Complacency Sets In After 2nd Wave
News 18The sales of sanitisers and multivitamins, two items that flew off the shelves since the Covid-19 outbreak, have significantly dropped in recent months, data analysed by News18.com showed, indicative of the complacency setting in among the pandemic-weary public. According to industry data, sales of hand sanitisers fell from Rs 77.5 crore in May, the peak of the second Covid wave in India, to Rs 47 crore in August, a fall of almost 40%. The total number of Covid cases in India hovered around 43,000 last May, while this year the second wave peaked at 4,14,188 new cases on May 6. However, the data shows that the sales have started going down after crossing the peak of second wave in May. A similar trend was spotted after the first wave ended when overall sanitiser sales fell by 80%, from 24 lakh units in July to 4.80 lakh units in January.
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