After consuming contaminated alcohol, 13 people died in Kuwait in recent days and dozens of others had to seek urgent medical carethe Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
- In Kuwait, 13 people died of contaminated alcohol.
- The Ministry of Health registers a total of 63 cases of poisoning.
- The contamination was caused by beverages with methyl alcohol.
- Injured patients are mostly foreigners from Asia.
“In hospitals last Saturday, 63 cases of alcohol poisoning have been dealing as a result of the consumption of beverages contaminated with methyl alcohol,” The Kuwaitian Ministry stated in its statement.
A total of 21 people blinded after poisoning, or their eyesight was significantly damaged, in 51 cases doctors had to use dialysis and in 31 cases of artificial lung ventilation. All affected were foreigners from other Asian countries. AFP recalls that in 1964 the Kuwait government has banned alcohol imports and it is also illegal to keep and use.
