Researchers are working intensively on medication for the coronavirus. US President Donald Trump has specific suggestions.
April 27 update: After on the Disinfectant advice from Donald Trump an outcry followed and then his announcement, his Corona press briefings decrease, says Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary from 1998 to 2000, at CNN Tips on how journalists should best deal with the US President’s PKs.
In Lockharts Opinion piece it says: “First, stop speaking to the President directly. He is adept at avoiding questions and engaging in campaign speech. Rather ask the scientists and doctors in the room – they have the expertise and none of them is as capable as the President of lying or avoiding a question, ”he believes.
Corona / USA: CNN on Trump’s Corona Briefings: “Never Say Washington Post”
As a journalist, you should also work with the other reporters on the briefings. “My greatest fear has always been that I lose control of the situation because journalists are jointly following up,” he reveals about his work experience as a press officer in the White House.
Lockhart also strongly advises against Trump’s interruption – and ends up writing his Comments: “When the president asks you who you work for, never answer CBS News or Washington Post. “
Trump with absurd corona tips – press reacts horrified
Update from April 26, 12.06 p.m.: More than 50,000 people in the United States have died after being infected with the Sars Cov2 virus. Among other things, the The New Zurich Times comments on the current behavior of Donald Trump: “At this very moment, the US president says in front of the cameras that one should try to inject people with disinfectants. Maybe that will help. “
The newspaper continues: “Die Civil Protection Agencies Several member states then had to warn their citizens about taking disinfectants. Donald Trump tried his words though sarcasm dismiss. But he was serious. It would be better if Trump did nothing and said nothing in this great crisis. And this wish is part of the great American one tragedy. “
Many Americans follow Trump’s “sarcastic” corona tip – expert reports of absurd emergency calls
Update from April 26, 7:08 a.m .: As a result of statements by the US President Donald Trump about possible Disinfectant injections against that Corona virus has the Poison control center in the US state Illinois there has been an increase in emergency calls. In the past two days, there has been a “significant increase” in calls to detergents compared to the same period last year, said the director of the health department, Ngozi Ezike, on Saturday (local time) at a press conference. For example, a mixture of bleach and mouthwash was used to gargle, “in an attempt to kill the corona virus.” Ezike strongly warned against taking Household cleaners.
Trump had encouraged researchers at a press conference on Thursday to look into ways to inject disinfectants directly into people fighting the virus. His statements solved indignation out. Some authorities were forced to publicly warn citizens. The next day, Trump presented his statement as “sarcasm.” He did not want to call on citizens to take disinfectants, he said on Friday.
Ezike said, “I hate having to do this, but I want some of the myths, rumors, and general ones Misinformation about how to stand up to Covid-19 can protect, appeal. ”Taking household cleaners could have“ fatal consequences ”. “This is not recommended and can be fatal.” She called on citizens to listen to scientists and health professionals.
According to Trump-PK: Americans drink aquarium cleaners for fear of corona – shortly afterwards he is dead
Update at 6:08 p.m .: Donald Trump had proposed in a press conference to protect people from the Coronavirus disinfectant to inject and received plenty of criticism for it (see update 3:43 pm). In another PK he also spoke about that Malaria remedies hydroxychloroquine,that against him corona could help. These unqualified statements by the US presidents are becoming more and more of a problem.
Gary Lenius († 68) and his wife Wanda saw the speeches Trumps on TV. Wanda told NBC TV: “We were afraid that we might get sick. We were really worried. We saw his press conference. It was actually a lot. Trump kept saying it was a cure. I was in the pantry (…) and said, hey, isn’t that the stuff they’re talking about on TV? ”
But what she discovered in her pantry was not Hydroxychloroquine, rather Chloroquine phosphate, a Aquarium cleaner, which is supposed to fight fish parasites.
She and her husband mixed a teaspoon of the cleaner with sparkling water. They didn’t hope so corona to infect. 20 minutes after taking the two were extremely bad. They called the emergency doctor. Her husband died in the hospital.
However, it is not the only such case in the United States. According to the picture have because of Corona crisis the American poison hotlines significantly more calls. Especially in children there would be more poisoning Disinfectants.
From January to March, there were a total of 17,392 reported emergencies related to Disinfectants. This corresponds to an increase of around 35 percent compared to the same period last year.
Disinfectant against corona? German virologist stunned and dismantled Trump’s proposal
Update at 3:43 p.m .: Science has been harshly criticized for Trump’s proposal to inject people to fight Covid-19 disinfectants. The German virologist and head of a medical laboratory, Dr. Martin Striker to speak. Opposite the picture he disassembled Trump’s wild corona theories. He also emphasizes once again that the method proposed by Trump is life-threatening: “This is definitely outrageous. I can’t inject disinfectant into anybody, ”says Striker.
Since disinfectants can only be used externally, ingestion by drinking or injecting the liquid would lead to death. Therefore, his criticism of Trump’s competence in these matters is clear: “I don’t think he understood the context of how the virus spreads in the context. Every word about it is wasted. “
USA / Corona: Trump has an absurd excuse for a disinfectant proposal
Update from April 25, 9:06 a.m .: At a press conference in the White House on Thursday evening (local time), Trump had encouraged researchers, among other things, to investigate ways in the fight against the coronavirus to inject disinfectants directly into people. A government expert said that the reason for his statement was: William Bryan from the Department of Homeland Security had previously stated that bleaching and disinfectants quickly killed the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 on dry metallic surfaces such as a doorknob.
Corona: Trump wants to talk himself out of disinfectant statements
Trump had also pondered on Thursday evening about options to bring strong light “into the body” to Corona infections to treat. Bryan had previously described that the lifespan of the virus was dramatically shortened when exposed to direct sunlight. Stayed here Trump on Friday at his position. Perhaps there is something that helps with light and the human body, he said. You have to look at this. However, that is a matter for doctors. “I’m not a doctor.”
Medical professionals and Health officials outside the United States also warned immediately urge to inject or swallow disinfectant. At his daily Corona press conference at the White House The President rejected any journalist questions on Friday. While Trump’s pandemic press conferences typically last between one and two hours – sometimes even longer – ended on Friday after less than half an hour. Trump left the room despite the journalists calling him questions.
Corona / USA: Donald Trump with a strange excuse
US President Donald Trump wants his controversial comments on possible therapeutic approaches against the corona virus after much public criticism as sarcasm understand. “I sarcastically asked reporters (…) just to see what would happen,” Trump said at the White House in Washington on Friday. “I thought that would be clear.”
Trump said he hadn’t wanted to call Americans to take disinfectants. He only has one “Very sarcastic” question to an “enemy group” asked by reporters.
Trump with abstruse corona idea: Researchers should test life-threatening methods on people
First report from April 24, 2020: Washington – The proposals of the US President are highly idiosyncratic: Donald Trump * has encouraged researchers to fight the novel Corona virus * to examine people directly Disinfectant to inject.
Such a procedure would be very likely life-threatening. Trump told the White House Thursday night (local time) in front of journalists that it would be “interesting” to investigate.
Corona in the US: Trump wants to let infected disinfectants inject
Immediately before, a government expert at the press conference said that bleach and disinfectants were the causative agent SARS-CoV-2* For example, quickly kill on dry metallic surfaces such as a door handle.
“Is there a way we could do something like that – by spraying or almost cleaning … would be interesting to check that out,” said Trump *. That would have to be left to the doctors, of course, he added. “But it sounds interesting to me,” said the president.
“Trump is considering whether to inject people against the bleach virus. Pray for America, ”commented the British satire magazine The Poke.
Trump wondering if people could inject bleach to be beat the virus. Pray for America. pic.twitter.com/QRfP3ro6V8
– The Poke (@ThePoke) April 24, 2020
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Trump’s Corona Virus Therapy Ideas: “This is pretty formidable”
The expert of US government in the fight against Corona * had also described that the lifespan of the pathogen when exposed to direct radiation Sunny
t dramatically shortened. Trump also used this to discuss possible issues Coronavirus therapy approaches * to speculate. “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 examine this possibility. “It’s pretty formidable,” Trump said.
Sars-Cov2 control with soap & Co. – externally, please
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.
dpa / frs
*Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
The Federal Transport Minister has presented his new traffic regulations for Germany: traffic offenders must now expect higher fines.
Markus Söder, meanwhile, gives an insight into the roadmap for business and the catalog of fines for violations of the mouthguard regulation.
In China, however, there is new knowledge about the infection with Covid-19: the air conditioning system of a restaurant has favored the infection of two families.
A European study on mortality reveals in which countries the death toll from the Corona crisis is particularly evident.
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