7 deaths from consuming methyl alcohol in Quito; The Health Ministry issued an alert

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Seven people died and two others are hospitalized, whose prognosis are guarded due to an alleged case of intoxication after the consumption of methyl alcohol, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed in a press release the night of Wednesday, October 25, 2017.

The Ministry called on citizens to avoid buying and consuming alcoholic beverages of doubtful origin and that lack of health registration. (I)

Source: http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/fallecidos-consumo-alcoholmetilico-ministeriodesalud-quito.html