Drinking Alcohol Will Not Protect You From Coronavirus!

In case it bears repeating, the World Health Organization wants you to know that excessive alcohol consumption will not protect you against Covid-19. It won’t kill the virus, either — the opposite is true.

“At times of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol consumption can exacerbate health vulnerability, risk-taking behaviors, mental health issues, and violence,” WHO/Europe said in a factsheet published.

WHO said the theory that drinking high-strength ethyl alcohol or ethanol can kill the virus is false. While products made with 60% or more alcohol can effectively disinfect the skin, the same process won’t work inside your body.

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Alcohol-related deaths number 3 million every year

Excessive alcohol use is already an issue, pandemic or not, said Carina Ferreira-Borges, program manager for WHO’s Europe Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Programme. Every year, there are at least 3 million alcohol-related deaths worldwide, according to WHO.

Existing rules to limit alcohol use should be “upheld and even reinforced” during the pandemic, WHO said, and relaxing regulations isn’t a good idea, either.

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Jenny Chiem