Toxic coconut wine kills at least 11 people during Christmas celebrations in the Philippines

At least 11 people have died and hundreds more are being treated after drinking coconut wine during holiday celebrations in the Philippines, reports say

Local media reports said 300 people were hospitalized in Laguna and Quezon provinces of Luzon, the country's main island, with signs of poisoning such as stomach ache, dizziness, and vomiting after drinking the generic brand coconut wine. A total of 265 people were hospitalized in the town of Rizal, Laguna the Department of Health said in a news release on Tuesday.

Victims who fell ill after drinking lambanog wait for treatment at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila on December 23, 2019.The sale of lambanog has been temporarily banned in Laguna, and Rizal declared a state of emergency on Monday so that the government could offer financial assistance to the victims, CNN Philippines reported. That was little consolation to the victims' families with the tragedy taking place during the holiday season.

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