Health authorities in Hanoi have urged an investigation into a locally-brewed spirit containing high levels of methanol which have caused a rash of poisoning cases.
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The Poison Control Center at Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital yesterday admitted seven more victims of toxic alcohol. Read more on Saigon Daily
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Test results showed that methanol-tainted alcohol is the cause behind the mass food poisoning that killed seven people and 31 others hospitalized… Red more on Saigon Daily
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At least 34 people, mostly Christians, died in central Pakistani city of Toba Tek Singh after consuming toxic homemade liquor at a Christmas party, police said Wednesday. Read more in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
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The Irkutsk Region’s Health Ministry said that medical examination confirmed that 74 out of 77 people that had consumed a bath essence containing alcohol in Russia’s Siberian city of Irkutsk died as a result of methanol poisoning. Read more on Sputnik International
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ISLAMABAD: Twenty-four people, mostly Christians, were killed and dozens more sickened after consuming toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in Toba Tek Singh, police said Tuesday. Read more in THE NEWS
A total of 9,300 people died from alcohol poisoning in the first three quarters of 2016. Read more on TASS (Russian News Agency)