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Scotland's ability to manufacture (and consume) alcohol such as Scotch whisky may be world-renowned, but Scottish distilleries are today joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Responding to a global shortage of hand sanitiser, which has seen barren supermarket shelves across Scotland and the United Kingdom as demand outstripped supply, some Scottish spirit makers have begun a novel form of alcohol production that, just days ago, would have been seen as laughable.
[...] "This idea was not even 24 hours old," said Andrew Mackenzie, owner of Verdant Spirits, before he decided to switch production from gin to hand sanitiser earlier this week, following requests from local caregivers in Dundee, eastern Scotland.
Don't drink the hand sanitizer, even if it smells delightfully like Glen Alba.
(Score: 5, Informative) by driverless on Friday March 20 2020, @05:22AM
Soap is also much more effective than hand sanitiser, since the hydrophobic end of the soap molecule destroys the lipid membranes that surround Covid19 (as well as many other things, herpes, HIV, Ebola, Zika, etc). So the most effective thing you can do is to wash with soap, which surrounds the virus with lethal soap molecules, not a bit of hand sanitiser, which may or may not get it, particularly if it's used the way most people I've seen use it, a quick sprinkle over the fingers and maybe palms.