New York has placed wine and spirits stores on the list of 'essential' businesses.
Some countries have banned alcohol, others say liquor shops are essential services, and one top official even suggested a tipple after another long day trapped at home can be a necessary restorative.
"To reduce the stress, you have to do some exercise, so have a walk -- but sometimes a glass of wine may help," he said. Consumers are hitting stores like"in the weeks before Christmas" as well as buying at peak levels online, according to a spokesman for the Societe des alcools du Quebec -- a government corporation which last year reported net earnings of CAN$1.146 billion.
This"could have serious complications, especially if the person is confined to their home, it is very, very dangerous," says Anne-Elizabeth Lapointe, director of the Addiction Prevention Center in Montreal. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has even recommended drinking a 100-ml glass of vodka after going to the sauna -- as a spurious miracle remedy for coronavirus.
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