Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:53:39 +0200Czech police race to find source of methanol poisoning outbreakhttps://english.radio.cz/czech-police-race-find-source-methanol-poisoning-outbreak-8551232© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech authorities continue to struggle with an outbreak of fatal alcohol poisoning that’s so far claimed the lives of 18 people, apparently from drinking bootleg spirits tainted with the industrial chemical methanol. The government has banned sales of hard alcohol at outdoor kiosks and mobile stands, and says it’s ready to ban spirits outright if the number of deaths continues to rise. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/alkohol_stanek.jpg?timestamp=1591189443 Czech police race to find source of methanol poisoning outbreak https://english.radio.cz/czech-police-race-find-source-methanol-poisoning-outbreak-8551232 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9