{UAH} 27 killed by alcohol poisoning in Iran trying to protect themselves from coronavirus

At least 27 people have died from alcohol poisoning in the Khuzestan and Alborz provinces of Iran trying to prevent infection of the coronavirus, Iranian news agencies reported on Monday.

"Some of the citizens of Ahwaz had heard that drinking alcohol could help them fight the coronavirus, so they used it as a preventive measure," said Ali Ehsanpour, spokesman of Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, according to the Mehr News Agency.

With the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran, rumors and unscientific treatments on how to fight the virus have spread on social media. Among them was drinking alcohol.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/27-killed-alcohol-poisoning-iran-protect-coronavirus/story?id=69481841&cid=social_fb_abcn&fbclid=IwAR0_-39Ex-Zejhvbne673qOals9HqfVEYxACn1zQJTIxRwmanBaEOgBDtjU

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