President Donald trump He speculated on the possibility of injecting disinfected patients with coronavirus as a possible treatment against the disease.
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“I see a disinfectant that kills it in a minute, a minute. AND there will be some way to do something like that with an injection inside or maybe a disinfectant, “the president said.” You see, it goes into the lungs and does a lot of things in the lungs, so it would be interesting to find out that, “he added,” maybe it’s something that doctors can look at. “
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However, a senior health official later dismissed these alternatives, saying they are not being considered as possible treatments.
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Alcohol, bleach, and other disinfecting solutions used against viruses are toxic to ingest.
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Minutes earlier, William Bryan, acting deputy secretary of the Office of Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), had presented at the same press conference a preliminary study by the federal agency, according to which sunlight and combination of high temperature and humidity have a ” powerful effect”To create less favorable environments for the survival of the virus.
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Trump also later speculated on the possibility of using ultraviolet rays or “very powerful light” inside the body “through the skin or in some other way” and said that perhaps a test should be done.
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A DHS official said after reporters that federal laboratories are not considering the alternative suggested by the president, NBC reported.
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Hours later Dr. Stephen Hahn, FDA Commissioner who is also part of the team that advises the President, said on CNN ” I certainly wouldn’t recommend ingesting a disinfectant“
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It is not the first time that Trump has suggested questionable alternatives against Covid-19. Until recently he was insistently promoting the medically against malaria hydroxychloroquine, calling it a “tipping point” against the pandemic that has left nearly 200,000 dead worldwide, including nearly 50,000 in the United States.
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