Selling alcohol to be banned completely. Express your opinion.
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Explanation:
On 14 April, WHO’s regional office for Europe called for restrictions on alcohol access during the lockdown. “At times of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol consumption can exacerbate health vulnerability, risk-taking behaviours, mental health issues and violence," it said in a press note.
In India, alcoholic beverages are classified as “food" under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The lockdown, however, has seen liquor vends closed, with the “wine-cellars" in grocery stores stocking alcohol also off limits.
As the country completes what is possibly its first dry month, the unavailability of liquor has had two major repercussions: on health and government revenue.
Since 25 March, when the nationwide lockdown came into effect, liquor sale has come to a halt. Guidelines issued by the Union ministry of home affairs on 14 April to gradually and selectively ease the lockdown recommended continuation of the “strict ban" on liquor sale. According to a 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report, excessive alcohol consumption kills around 260,000 in India every year.
India is among a handful of countries, including Thailand and South Africa, that has stopped alcohol sales while imposing a nationwide lockdown. Many in the West have not. New York, a city which has been reeling under covid-19, includes wine and spirits stores in the list of “essential" businesses. Supermarkets across several European countries have, in fact, reported a spike in liquor sales, prompting WHO to voice concern.
alcohal is very harmful for our health thank god alcohol is banned completely but in village alcohal is selling and no one can talk him that pls dont sell alcohal because of this alcohal bahut sare log cancer ka sikar ho rhe h so pls don't sell alcohal