Seven die after drinking coronavirus hand sanitiser when alcohol ran out at a party in Russia

• Two more people remain in a coma in an intensive care ward, say reports
• Group of nine people drank the antiseptic hand wash at a party in Yakutia region
• The first three victims were a 41-year-old woman and two men aged 27 and 59
• Seven people have died after drinking coronavirus hand sanitiser in Russia.

  Two more remain in a coma in an intensive care ward, say reports.

  A group of nine people drank the antiseptic hand wash when the alcohol ran out at a party on Thursday in Tomtor village in the Tattinsky district of the country's largest region, Yakutia.

  

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  Seven people have died after drinking coronavirus hand sanitiser in Russia. Pictured: the location of the party in Tomtor Village in the region of Yakutia

  

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  Two more remain in a coma in an intensive care ward, say reports. Pictured: Inside the house where the party took place

  

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  A group of nine people drank the antiseptic hand wash when the alcohol ran out at a party on Thursday in Tomtor village in the Tattinsky district of the country's largest region, Yakutia. Pictured: Inside the house where the party took place

  The first three victims were a 41-year-old woman and two men aged 27 and 59. Six others were flown by a medical evacuation aircraft to regional capital Yakutsk.

  On Friday three more men died, aged 28, 32 and 69. One more death was reported today.

  Federal public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor reported: 'Nine cases of poisoning with sanitiser have been registered, including seven that were fatal .'

  

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  Six others were flown by a medical evacuation aircraft to regional capital Yakutsk.

  

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  Pictured: The type of hand sanitiser that partygoers drank in Russia when the alcohol supply ran out

  The regional state prosecutor said: 'The poisoning took place as a result of drinking sanitiser.'

  Partygoers drank the sanitiser - 69 per cent methanol - which had been sold as a hand cleanser during the pandemic.

  Health officials warned locals not to drink the Russian-made antiseptic.

  A criminal case has been opened.