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Cleaning up: COVID-19 vaccine will not derail disinfectants market, industry exec says

Jason Cairnduff, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 05:32 AM

NORTHWICH - Vaccines against COVID-19 will take some steam out of the market for hygiene products, but demand will remain above pre-pandemic levels as frequent hand-cleaning is here to stay, an executive at Ecolab, a leading firm in the sector, said on Thursday. Read more »

Sanitizing-gel poisoning cases soar among Spanish children amid pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 10:49 PM

MADRID - The number of Spanish children treated for poisoning after ingesting hand-sanitizing gels has rocketed as the product has become ubiquitous during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Health protocols sa muling pagbubukas ng Manila Cathedral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 02:15 PM

Marami ang naging pagbabago sa Manila Cathedral sa muling pagbubukas nito matapos ang anim na buwan.    Read more »

CDC warns of dangers of drinking hand sanitizer after fatal poisonings

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 06 01:08 PM

Federal health authorities issued a formal warning Wednesday about the dangers of drinking hand sanitizer and alerted poison control centers across the nation to be on the lookout for cases of methanol toxicity after four people died and nearly a dozen became ill. Read more »

FDA warns Filipinos against using unregistered or methanol-based hand sanitizers, alcohol

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 12:45 PM

MANILA - The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines (FDA) warned consumers on Wednesday against hand sanitizers and alcohol products that might not be registered or contain dangerous substances.  Read more »

'Contactless' sanitizer dispenser ipinamigay sa mga eskuwelahan sa Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 01:38 PM

Gamit ang tubo, gumawa ng contactless hand sanitizer dispenser ang mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Kabataan ng Barangay Sapping sa bayan ng Camalaniugan, Cagayan. Read more »

Australian police seize 'ice' hidden in hand sanitiser bottles

Reuters
Posted at May 22 01:39 PM

SYDNEY - Australian police have seized about two kilograms of crystal meth or 'ice', that drug smugglers had hidden in boxes of face masks and hand sanitiser bottles sent from Canada.   Read more »

No alcohol, no problem: DOST shows how to make your own hand sanitizer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 03:57 PM

With the continued spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines, it’s important to stay clean and healthy. Read more »

Alcoholic drinks puwedeng pamalit sa sanitizers sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 05:00 PM

VODKA VS VIRUS: Puwedeng gamitin ang mga matatapang na inuming may alkohol bilang pamalit sa mga hand sanitizer sa mga ospital sa Japan, sabi ng mga awtoridad sa naturang bansa.   Read more »

Bali's miracle: Turning wine into hand sanitizer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 09:28 PM

Pharmacists on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali are tackling a shortage of anti-coronavirus hand sanitizer by making their own unique, tropical version -- from thousands of liters of fermented palm wine.  Read more »

Lysol maker ramps up production as coronavirus pandemic drives demand

Martin Choi, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 06 08:15 AM

Reckitt Benckiser, the company that makes Dettol disinfectant and Lysol cleaning products, has been working round the clock to keep its factories running to meet growing demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Mga nagbebenta ng overpriced alcohol at sanitizer, arestado sa Ilocos Norte

Dianne Dy, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 03:50 PM

LAOAG CITY - Pitong suspek ang arestado dito sa magkakahiwalay na operasyon sa Ilocos Norte dahil umano sa pananamantala sa kasalukuyang krisis sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta ng overpriced na alcohol at sanitizer. Read more »

Informal settlers dumadaing sa COVID-19 scare

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 07:43 PM

'Walang pam-panic buying, kaya panic na lang.' Ito ang daing ng ilan sa gitna ng banta ng COVID-19 at kakulangan nila ng pera.  Read more »

South Korean ‘mask hoarders’ threatened with jail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 06:49 PM

South Korean traders who hoard face masks and other products used to battle the coronavirus outbreak will face up to 2 years in prison, the government announced Tuesday.   Read more »