Moscow: Seven people have died after drinking hand sanitizer in a village in Russia amid the devastation of the Corona epidemic. Two people are in coma and have been kept in ICU. According to reports, these people drank the sanitizer after the liquor in the party ran out. The incident took place on Thursday in Tomtore village of Tatinsky, district of Yakutia province, Russia.
According to the media report, the 9 people involved in the party drank the sanitizer after the liquor ran out. This sanitizer contains about 69% methanol which is being used to clean hands during the epidemic. The first three people died in this incident. This includes two men aged 27 and 59, including a 41-year-old woman. After this, 6 other people were airlifted to Yakutsak, the capital of the province. On Friday, 3 more people died in the hospital. Their ages were 28, 32 and 69 years respectively. One death also occurred on Saturday.
According to an investigating officer of the area, poisoning was spread in his body by drinking sanitizer. Meanwhile, investigation of the entire case has also started and a criminal case has been registered. In the last few days, the Russian government has been issuing instructions to people not to drink sanitizer.
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