While many use sanitisers to keep away coronavirus, some have become addicted to drinking it
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Police in Andhra Pradesh said they have identified at least 235 persons who have become addicted to consuming hand sanitiser
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But why are these people so addicted to the sanitiser? They say it is because of non-availability of alcohol
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A week ago, 16 people in Kurichedu Mandal died after consuming sanitiser in lieu of alcohol
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Police teams are going door-to-door to find out if people are consuming sanitiser due to the unavailability of alcohol
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.Andhra Pradesh, among the fastest-growing states in the country in terms of COVID-19 patients, has a total of 1,66,586 cases
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While 5,786 patients had recovered and have been discharged from hospitals across the state, another 63 succumbed to the pandemic in the last 24 hours
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