THE price surging of surgical masks amid the coronavirus outbreak has been referred to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), according to the President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria, Anthony Tassone.
Tassone told his Twitter followers he'd seen "multiple examples" of particular suppliers "increasing the costs of masks items by over 1,500%", between the first week of Jan and the first week of Feb - CLICK HERE to follow.
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