Sputnik - As the toxic myth that methanol can cure one of COVID-19 circulates in Iran, people continue to die from poisoning. A Tehran official said on Monday the number of poisoning deaths had reached 700. Citing a report by the national coroners authority, the Associated Press reported on Monday that methanol poisoning had killed 728 Iranians ...

Bloomberg - Fourteen people in Irans southwestern Khuzestan province died overnight from alcohol poisoning, the Fars News Agency reported Monday, as some turned to ingesting industrial-grade ethanol and methanol in a misguided effort to stave off the coronavirus tearing through the country. Deaths from alcohol poisoning were also reported in the ...

RT - Despite booze being strictly forbidden in Iran, some tainted alcohol has left at least 42 people dead and more than 300 poisoned. Hundreds are still recovering in hospitals. The number of victims has climbed to 371 on Monday and has been drastically rising since the end of last week, with 42 fatalities, Irans state-run IRNA news agency said,...

IFP - Alcohol poisoning has taken the lives of at least 24 people and caused over 200 others to be hospitalized in three Iranian cities. Some of those going to clinics and hospitals are in critical condition. Kidney failure is the most important condition the victims are suffering from, so much so that at least 52 of those using fake liquor have ...