Drinking of hand sanitiser could get you arrested

Residents found drinking hand sanitisers to quench their thirst for alcohol may soon find themselves behind bars,  Eastern Cape house of traditional leaders chairperson Mvelo Nonkonyana told DispatchLIVE on Tuesday.

This comes after media reports that  desperate people  were turning to the cleaning product used to decrease infectious agents on the hands.

Nonkoyane confirmed having received reports “of people drinking sanitisers,” but could not provide specific case details.

He described the actions as disrespectful to governments fight against the Coronavirus.

“We are shocked and saddened that there are people who are drinking sanitisers , it is extremely dangerous and although the product contains alcohol , it is not meant for human consumption.

“We have now heard that some people have fallen sick from this and we are now looking at putting this as a regulation so that who ever is found drinking sanitisers as a way to replace alcohol will be arrested as they would be breaking the law.”

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