The men were admitted to the ICU after suffering from blurred vision, nausea, vomiting and stomach aches.
Two men, one from Bangladesh and the other from Myanmar, died at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh today of suspected methanol poisoning.
Perak Health director Dr Ding Lay Ming said both victims, who were in a semi-conscious state, were admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit on April 28 due to suffering from blurred vision, nausea, vomiting and stomach aches after consuming alcoholic drinks. “They were reported to be in critical condition when admitted to the hospital, and died early this morning,” she said in a statement today.Ding added that she had yet to receive the results from the clinical samples sent to the laboratory for tests to detect methanol.
She said investigations are still ongoing to identify the cause of death, and that the department would also step up surveillance of alcoholic drinks in the market."If any individual suffers from symptoms like stomach ache, breathing difficulties, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, severe headache as well as leg cramps after consuming alcoholic drinks, please seek immediate treatment at the nearest hospital,” she said.
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