Three people have reportedly died and one left permanently blind after drinking hand sanitiser. Health officials say the fatalities, which occurred in New Mexico, were linked to methanol poisoning, CNN reports.
Another three people who are believed to have drunk the product are in a critical condition, the state's Department of Health says.
The incidents are thought to be related to alcoholism. They were reported to New Mexico Poison Control over a period of several weeks in May. For the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, read our liveblog here "All seven people are believed to have drunk hand sanitiser containing methanol," the Department of Health said in a statement.
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