300 Killed by Alcohol Poisoning in Iran Amid Pandemic

300 Killed by Alcohol Poisoning in Iran Amid Pandemic
A member of a medical team wears a protective face mask, following the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares disinfectant liquid to sanitise public places in Tehran, Iran March 5, 2020. WANA/Nazanin Tabatabaee via Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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More than 300 people have died and another 1,000 have been sickened after drinking methanol in Iran under the guise that it can cure or protect them against the CCP virus, according to Iranian state media.

An Iranian doctor associated with the country’s Health Ministry told The Associated Press that he believes that far more have died, giving a death toll of around 480 while nearly 3,000 people have been sickened.
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Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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