Alcohol Poisoning Kills 100 Iranians Seeking Virus Protection
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks pass murals praising the medical services in central Tehran, on March 15.
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More than a hundred Iranians have died from alcohol poisoning in recent weeks in the mistaken belief that industrial-grade ethanol and methanol will help ward off the coronavirus ravaging the country, according to local media reports.