Warne is a co-founder in the company alongside two prominent surgeons with an agreement in place to supply two Western Australian hospitals with hand sanitiser at cost. The company halted gin production earlier this week and is now pumping out 70-percent alcohol hand sanitiser indefinitely. @ShaneWarne has announced that his gin distillery will be used to produce medical grade hand sanitizer for hospitals. #9Today pic.twitter.com/W4QzBNqlHO — The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) March 19, 2020It follows a similar move by a distillery in Ireland, with hand sanitiser in short supply in many countries battling the virus. Australia has so far seen more than 750 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with seven deaths from the disease.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 20, 2020 01:41 UTC