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Corona live: Drosten – “You negotiate relaxation with nature”

Trump is considering treating corona infected people with disinfectants

US President Donald Trump has encouraged researchers to test people directly injecting disinfectants in the fight against the novel corona virus. Such a procedure would most likely be life-threatening. Trump told journalists Thursday night at the White House that it would be “interesting” to investigate. At a press conference immediately before, a government expert had stated that bleaching and disinfectants quickly killed the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen, for example on dry metallic surfaces such as a door handle.

“Is there a way we could do this – by spraying or almost cleaning … would be interesting to check that out,” Trump said. That would have to be left to the doctors, of course, he added. “But it sounds interesting to me,” said the president.

The government’s expert had also said that the lifespan of the pathogen is dramatically reduced when exposed to direct sunlight. Trump also used this to speculate about possible coronavirus therapy approaches. “Let’s say we treat the body with an enormous amount, either ultraviolet or simply strong light,” Trump said. Then he continued to speculate: “Assuming that you could bring light into your body, which you can do through the skin or in some other way,” he said, adding that the researchers also wanted to investigate this possibility. “It’s pretty formidable,” Trump said.

According to experts, soap, disinfectants and bleaches can reliably kill the virus when used externally – i.e. when washing hands or cleaning. So far, however, there are no proven drugs or techniques that can kill the pathogen in infected patients.

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