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Hundreds dead in Iran after consuming methanol thinking it was coronavirus protection
Fox News ^ | 03/27/2020 | Peter Aitken

Posted on 03/27/2020 6:53:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai

More than 300 people have died and a further 1,000 have fallen ill in Iran after consuming methanol in the belief that it will protect them against the coronavirus, according to local media.

Fake remedies have spread across Iranian social media, with methanol simply the latest supposed cure. As an Islamic nation, the consumption of alcohol is banned, but bootleggers have distributed industrial alcohol.

“Other countries have only one problem, which is the new coronavirus pandemic,” said Dr. Hossein Hassanian, an adviser to Iran’s Health Ministry who claimed that the problem could be more severe than reported. “We have to both cure the people with the alcohol poisoning and also fight the coronavirus.”

The government downplayed the crisis ahead of a parliamentary election, leaving the Iranian people with little trust in their lawmakers. …

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; iran; iraq; kungflu; methanol; moogoogaipandemic; q; qanon; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; rop; wuhanvirus
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Back on March 10, the number was listed as “dozens”.
1 posted on 03/27/2020 6:53:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
“We have to both cure the people with the alcohol poisoning and also fight the coronavirus.”

Is there a lot of aquarium solvent in Iran?

2 posted on 03/27/2020 6:55:27 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Scapegoating is a textbook coping mechanism.)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s all Trump’s fault since he said that hand sanitizer containing methanol could reduce your chances of getting the China flu.


3 posted on 03/27/2020 6:55:41 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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To: Olog-hai

Would or does this confirm that the world is utterly filled with stupid? /s


4 posted on 03/27/2020 6:55:54 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Olog-hai

Inshallah!


5 posted on 03/27/2020 6:56:23 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Olog-hai

They clean their fish tanks with methanol there?


6 posted on 03/27/2020 6:56:40 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Olog-hai

I hear if you mix Methanol with that Fish Tank Cleaner you’ll be over the virus in a matter of minutes. ;)


7 posted on 03/27/2020 6:57:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Olog-hai

Trump’s fault.


8 posted on 03/27/2020 6:57:41 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America)
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To: Olog-hai

You’re supposed to put the methanol on pork chops.


9 posted on 03/27/2020 6:58:42 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Olog-hai

Obviously, it was the US that introduced the methanol remedy to Iran. How could they know our intentions were so evil?


10 posted on 03/27/2020 6:58:55 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Olog-hai

Methanol, that’s a rough way to go.


11 posted on 03/27/2020 6:59:18 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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To: Olog-hai

It stopped the virus dead.


12 posted on 03/27/2020 6:59:46 AM PDT by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: Olog-hai

I always doubt articles that have 300 dead but no actual place or date.


13 posted on 03/27/2020 7:00:12 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: Tax-chick

Perhaps these Iranians listened to Joe Biden’s advice to take care of the cure.


14 posted on 03/27/2020 7:00:17 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Click my screen name for an analysis on how HIllary wins next November.)
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To: Olog-hai

“consumption of alcohol is banned, but bootleggers have distributed industrial alcohol. “

This happens all the time. Not new. But telling people they have a cure for the virus in the form of methanol is evil.
Iranians are very susceptible to ‘miracle cures’ because they don’t trust what the gov’t tells them and don’t get the medical care they really need & feel desperate for some kind of help. Again, not something new.


15 posted on 03/27/2020 7:00:19 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: Olog-hai

In ran they pray to allah for woolite.Sounds like allah answered their prayers. Now there is a shortage of virgins and toilet paper in paradise


16 posted on 03/27/2020 7:00:29 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Plus, as an added bonus, your windshield will be clean. Except you will be blind so it will be of no use to you. /sickhumor


17 posted on 03/27/2020 7:00:41 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Olog-hai

Methanol; the poisonous byproduct of distilling drinking alcohol.

Crazy! Anyone who knows anything about Prohibition knows this is what killed lots of people in America back then. That and using lead distilling hardware like car radiators. It made some people blind too.


18 posted on 03/27/2020 7:01:11 AM PDT by Boomer ('Democrat' is now synonymous with 'corrupt')
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To: All

Has Trump said anything about methanol lately?


19 posted on 03/27/2020 7:01:20 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The perfect Corona Cocktail


20 posted on 03/27/2020 7:02:12 AM PDT by nevermorelenore ( If My people will pray ....)
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