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Covid-19: Nairobi governor gives out free alcohol to combat virus
The governor of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has distributed bottles of alcohol to the poor, saying it protects against the new coronavirus, though the drink maker and national government chided him for propagating a myth.
Cognac is a specific type of brandy, an alcoholic beverage produced from distilled white wine.
Mike Mbuvi Sonko, known for his chunky gold jewellery, impromptu raps and arrest in 2019, posted images of Hennessey bottles tucked inside food packages with flour and other staples on social media this week.
“We are giving some small bottles of Hennessey in the food packs that we are giving to our people,” Sonko said in a video, wearing a face mask and shield.
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“From the research which has been conducted by the World Health Organisation and various health organisations, alcohol plays a very major role in killing the coronavirus or any sort of virus.”
LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods group which makes Hennessey cognac, however, said Sonko was wrong.
LVMH, however, urged people to follow guidelines that include frequent washing of hands with soap.
Kenya has 225 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease so far and movement has been restricted to slow the spread.
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