publish time

27/02/2020

author name Arab Times

publish time

27/02/2020

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 27: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry closed 19 new drug stores for failure to commit to the decided prices of medical masks.

Thus, the total number of closed pharmacies has risen to 19, the ministry said in a press statement.

A pharmacy caught selling gas masks at exorbitant prices is sealed by a Ministry official

The shutdown is part of a campaign launched by the ministry to control the price of medical masks in the country. Earlier on Tuesday, the ministry closed five pharmacies for raising the price of masks illegally. (KUNA)