300 Dead in Iran After Drinking Methanol to 'Protect from Coronavirus' This article is from NeonNettle. I have been told this publication is not always dependable; however, I reviewed NeonNettle for almost a year and have not found their articles to be untrue. If this story can be collaborated with other articles that 300 Iranian's have died from drinking poison, could this be a suicide weekend?  300 people have been killed in Iran after drinking methanol due to a false belief that it would protect them from the coronavirus.Fears of contracting COVID-19 have caused some people in the Islamic Republic to mistakenly believe that drinking toxic industrial alcohol will act as a "cure" or defense from the Chinese virus.Over 1,000 more Iranians have also been left seriously ill from drinking the substance as Iran, with the 4th highest death toll in the world, battles to fight the coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to the press, an Iranian healthcare worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public to stop drinking methanol as he stood over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper. The boy is now blind and fighting for his life after his parents gave him toxic methanol in the mistaken belief it protects against the virus.The child is just one of hundreds of victims of a new epidemic inside the pandemic now gripping Iran, putting a huge strain on the already-over-stretched healthcare system. READ MORE: https://neonnettle.com/news/10785-300-dead-in-iran-after-drinking-methanol-to-protect-from-coronavirus- © Neon Nettle