Kiev monastery fights coronavirus with homemade hand sanitizer

A clergyman of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and students of the theological seminary produce hand sanitizer to donate it to the elderly and people in need to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Vydubychi Monastery in Kiev, Ukraine March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - The black-robed Orthodox clerics sit in a line under an icon in one of Ukraine's oldest monasteries, mixing up batches of hand sanitizer to distribute to the poor and the needy.

Wearing purple disposable gloves, the clergy and students in the 11th-century Vydubychi complex concentrate as they follow the recipe set out by World Health Organization and use sterilised gear to fill row after row of plastic bottles.