Fifty-one percent of voters say they do not approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
In the wake of the president's comments, the U.S. saw a spike in calls made to poison control centers in at least four states.consumers not to inject or ingest their products.
"As a global leader in health and hygiene products," the statement read,"we must be clear that under no circumstances should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body ." Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential race also urged people not to"drink bleach."President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 27, 2020 in Washington, D.C.Trump has defended his comments, saying he was being sarcastic when he suggested that chemical disinfectants could be taken internally to treat coronavirus.
"I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters just like you to see what would happen," Trump told reporters on Friday after they questioned him on his statements. Asked whether or not his comments were encouraging Americans to risk consuming disinfectants in a bid to treat the virus, the president said:"Of course not."
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