PUBLISHED: 25 Aug 2024 at 18: 52
One person died and 20 more were taken to the hospital in Min Buri area on Saturday nights after the authorities shut lower 18 whiskey stores in six districts.
A complete of 21 people became ill after drinking the unlawful drink containing alcohol, according to Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in Bangkok’s Kannayao area on Sunday.
Department of Medical Services ( DMS ) director-general Dr Amporn Benjaponpitak said the patients are receiving treatment for dizziness, stomach ache, vomiting, impaired vision and seizures.
She explained that after drinking this type of whiskey, people typically exhibit symptoms between 16 and 24 hrs. She added that all those affected were men aged between 30 and 40 years older, apart from one 69-year-old person.
Thirteen are being treated at Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital, five went to Navamin 9 Hospital, one each to Rajavithi Hospital and Kasemrad Ramkhamhaeng Hospital, and one died at Synphaet Serirak Hospital.
Six of them had been revived via CPR, according to reports of their respiratory arrest.
Dr. Amporn speculated that some patients may need liver transplantation for the rest of their lives if their kidneys may be revived, while seven patients have extreme visual impairment.
The government discovered that the locations of whiskey sellers were primarily found in Min Buri and Khlong Sam Wa regions, particularly in Soi Hathai Rat 33.
The Regions ‘ offices for prevention and suppression, according to Payung Boonsomsuwan, director of the Office of Prevention and Suppression, discovered alcohol in the samples taken from three stalls for inspection.  ,
The expert discovered that a stock in Saphan Sung district was a factory that blended methanol and water to produce 40%-proof spirits after conducting an inspection.  ,
It sold the beverage to 18 kiosks in six regions, including Min Buri, Khlong Sam Wa, Lat Krabang, Prawet, Khan Na Yao and Nong Chok.
The ministry has mandated that the 18 shops close.
However, Somsak Thepsutin, the minister of public health, advises people to avoid illegitimate homebrews and other beverages without an excise stamp.