Switzerland faces a shortage of the raw material needed to make disinfectant to tackle the coronavirus pandemic after the country abandoned its emergency reserve of 10,000 tonnes of ethanol two years ago, newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported on Monday.
According to Reuters, in 2018, the country ended it longtime practice of stocking ethanol as part of efforts to privatize the country’s alcohol market, the Swiss newspaper said.
The decision has contributed to shortages of disinfectant — it disappeared weeks ago from many store shelves as people stocked up — prompting distilleries, wineries and even beer brewers to begin making it.
