W.H.O (World Health Organization) has made the warning that drinking alcoholic drinks and beverages does not prevent Coronavirus ( COVID-19). Rather it does more harm to body immune system.
WHO officials in a statement on Tuesday called for governments around the world to enforce the measures in place that limit alcohol consumption and to avoid any relaxation of regulations during the coronavirus pandemic.
For instance, "alcohol is consumed in excessive quantities in the European Region, and leaves too many victims," Carina Ferreira-Borges, program manager for WHO Europe's alcohol and illicit drugs program, said in the statement.
During the pandemic, "we should really ask ourselves what risks we are taking in leaving people under lockdown in their homes with a substance that is harmful both in terms of their health and the effects of their behavior on others, including violence,” Ferreira-Borges said.
WHO's statement comes at a time when misinformation around Covid-19 continues to circulate online including the myth that consuming high-strength ethyl alcohol or ethanol can kill the coronavirus.
WHO said "it does not" and that alcohol, especially if it has been adulterated with methanol, could result in "severe health consequences" or death.
