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Nine cases of methanol poisoning were caused by drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizer in the Russian Far East, of which 7 were fatal and two were in a coma.
“Nine villagers in Tomtor village fell ill after drinking diluted hand sanitizer. Three people died at the scene, another six were taken by helicopter to the emergency in the capital Yakutsk, of whom 4 died and two were in. Coma, have to breathe, “Yakutia regional officials in eastern Russia said today.
The incident occurred on November 21 amid the Yakutia regional government enforced a week-long ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages. Investigators found the 5-liter unlabeled can at the scene. The test showed that the liquid inside contained industrial alcohol methanol with a concentration of around 69%.
Officials found plastic cans at the site on November 21. Image: Sledcom.ru.
Health officials in the Yakutia region banned the sale of hand sanitizer containing methanol on November 22, while law enforcement officials opened a criminal investigation into allegations of “carelessness to cause death.”
Studies warn that methanol can cause severe poisoning, blindness, or death from respiratory failure.
People in areas with low living standards in Russia often choose alcoholic compounds to drink instead of cheap wine. In 2016, more than 100 people in Irkutsk province had been poisoned by drinking shower gel containing methanol, of whom 78 died.
Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Russia has declined in recent years due to government control programs, as sales have skyrocketed since government officials imposed a lockdown to reduce the rate of spread. NCoV infection in March.
US authorities have recorded 15 cases of intoxication from drinking methanol hand sanitizer in the southwestern states of Arizona and New Mexico in May and June. March of the 15 poisoned patients were discharged but no vision loss, 4 deaths.
Vu anh (According to the AFP)
