Overview

• Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has recorded 13 deaths among 63 methanol-poisoning cases linked to illicit locally produced alcohol since last Saturday.
• Thirty-one patients are on ventilators, 51 have undergone urgent dialysis and 21 have suffered permanent vision loss.
• The ministry says all victims are of Asian nationalities and the Indian Embassy confirms around 40 Indian nationals remain hospitalized.
• Security forces raided suspected Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh sites and arrested 10 people believed to be part of the illicit alcohol network.
• Health authorities continue 24/7 monitoring and urge the public to report any suspected poisoning cases to hospitals or designated hotlines.