Trump Suggests Sunbathing and Bleach as a Corona Remedy | Abroad

At the news conference, William Bryan, a scientific adviser to the United States Department of Homeland Security, said UV rays and disinfectants, such as alcohol and bleach, appear to have a powerful effect on corona and kill the virus on surfaces and in the air. However, there was no mention of how the study was conducted and no underlying data was provided.

“I hope people can enjoy the sun, and if it makes an impact it’s great,” Trump said during his daily corona briefing, when he went into Bryan’s words. The President wondered aloud whether sunlight and disinfectant could be used to heal people.

“Suppose we hit the body with a great light, now let it be ultraviolet or just very powerful, and I think you said it has not been tried and you will test it,” Trump told Bryan. “Suppose you can bring light into the body,” said the president, who did not explain how this should be done.

“And then I see that disinfectant it (coronavirus, ed.) in one minute, ”Trump continued. “A minute! Is there anything we can do with an injection or something like a cleaning? Because you see that it goes into the lungs and does a great job there, so it would be interesting to check that out. ”

Experts: do not inject disinfectants

Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the United States task force for corona, it was silent during the press conference, but social media exploded shortly after Trump’s statement. The president was soon targeted because he “proves once again that he has eaten little cheese of science.”

Doctors warned not to try immediately after Trump’s press conference. “Inhaling bleach would be the worst thing for the lungs,” said John Balmes, a San Francisco pulmonologist. “Not even a low amount is safe. It is a totally ridiculous concept. ”

Dettol manufacturer warns

The British multinational Reckitt Benckiser, maker of, among other things, the disinfectant cleaning products Dettol and Lysol, warns people not to drink, inject or inject them in any way whatsoever.

Reckitt Benckiser immediately responded to messages and questions about this via social media on Friday morning. “As with all our other products, our disinfectants and hygiene products must be used in the way they are intended.”

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