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Coronavirus: British gin makers switch production from booze to hand sanitiser gel

Comes amid COVID-19 stockpiling caused shortage

Brits have yet another reason to love gin after makers up and down the country announced they were switching production from alcohol to hand sanitiser gel.

With cases of coronavirus rising daily and shops running low on essential supplies of things such as hand sanitiser gel, the news will be music to the ears of many Brits.

It comes after companies were urged to follow France’s lead after high-end perfume houses started using their factories to produce free hand sanitiser for hospitals.

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Gin manufacturers are making hand sanitiser gel amid coronavirus shortages (Credit: Unsplash)

Gin distilleries from Dundee in Scotland down to London have switched production to create hand gel for the vulnerable.

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Earlier this week, Lincoln Gin announced it had decided to “put our talents and resources to good use” and make hand sanitiser instead of gin.

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Nancy Brown
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