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Britain's gin distilleries rally to fight coronavirus by switching production from alcohol to make hand sanitiser
UK Daiy Mail ^ | March 19, 2020 | Faith Ridler

Posted on 03/19/2020 9:03:59 AM PDT by C19fan

Gin distilleries across Britain have switched to making hand sanitiser in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Distilleries from Dundee to London have shifted their production lines to make hand gel after shortages were reported across the country when the virus began to gather speed earlier this month. People across Britain have been advised to regularly wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or to use a hand sanitiser which contains at least 60 per cent alcohol to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There are currently 2,626 cases of coronavirus confirmed across the UK, with 104 deaths reported as a result of the virus.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: alcohol; coronavirus; covid19; ethanol; gindistilleries; handsanitizer; kungflu; moogoogaipandemic; uk; virus; wuhanvirus
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1 posted on 03/19/2020 9:03:59 AM PDT by C19fan
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I will get a bottle of Bombay Sapphire hand sanitiser.


2 posted on 03/19/2020 9:05:16 AM PDT by C19fan
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That will taste funny ..even with tonic and a lime. Image result for weird dance gif Twice in one day!
3 posted on 03/19/2020 9:06:22 AM PDT by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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ridiculous! don’t mess with my gin and juice!


4 posted on 03/19/2020 9:08:33 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Not the gin!!


5 posted on 03/19/2020 9:09:51 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker (Keep calm and vote your conscience.)
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Keep the gin and use it as hand sanitizer.


6 posted on 03/19/2020 9:12:50 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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There ya go.


7 posted on 03/19/2020 9:13:51 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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OH MY! Whatever did we all do BEFORE there was such a thing as hand sanitiser?

It must have been a world with not a chance of success at all...


8 posted on 03/19/2020 9:14:34 AM PDT by crz
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I’m sanitizing from the inside out...


9 posted on 03/19/2020 9:15:13 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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The best!!


10 posted on 03/19/2020 9:23:29 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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Dumb move.

The people need gin more than they need hand sanitizer.

Not even close.

Soap and water work at least as well as sanitizer, but there is no substitute for liquor.


11 posted on 03/19/2020 9:31:04 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Shiite, wouldn’t it just be easier to re-bottle the gin as sanitizer?


12 posted on 03/19/2020 9:51:33 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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Some sacrifices must be made...Beefeater 150 proof hand sanitizer—it’s finger lickin’ good...


13 posted on 03/19/2020 10:02:46 AM PDT by Skybird
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Will it have a twist of lime and a fizz?


14 posted on 03/19/2020 10:20:56 AM PDT by fso301
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Why not just make hand sanitizer that tastes good with tonic and a squeeze of lime?


15 posted on 03/19/2020 1:21:39 PM PDT by IronJack
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People would be better off drinking gin and tonics for the quinine.


16 posted on 03/19/2020 2:51:28 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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