Somsak” reveals another victim of fake liquor dies, bringing the total to 4, with another person still in critical condition, being rushed to the hospital, totaling 33, with 8 recovering and returning home.
Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Minister of Public Health, talked about the monitoring of the effects of fake liquor that has been secretly mixed with methanol, a substance prohibited in food products because it is a substance used in the paint thinner industry and is strictly prohibited for consumption. He said that he had received a report from the Operations Center at Nopparat Hospital. The latest summary of information at 9:00 a.m. today (August 27) showed a total of 33 patients, which were found from a search of a group that drank herbal liquor mixed with methanol. Some of them had just drunk it after buying the herbal liquor to take home. Of these, 1 more person died, making the total number of patients 4. As for the patients who are still undergoing treatment, 15 people need breathing tubes, 22 people need
dialysis, and 21 people have blurred vision. There are no reports of permanent blindness, adding to the previously reported cases, but there is one more person who is seriously ill or has a serious facial condition. In total, 8 people have recovered and gone home. -315
Source: Thai News Agency