Manufacturers have warned people not to inject themselves with disinfectant after Trump falsely suggested it might cure the coronavirus
President Donald Trump wrongly suggested at a press briefing on Thursday that disinfectant might be able to clean the insides of people infected with the coronavirus.A major manufacturer of cleaning products is urging people not to consume disinfectant after President Donald Trump incorrectly suggested that doing so might help cure coronavirus infections.
Trump told a press briefing on Thursday that because disinfectant killed the virus on external surfaces, perhaps it could be injected into the bodies of patients infected with COVID-19 as a treatment.RB, which manufactures bleach-based disinfectants in Europe, issued a statement warning its customers not to inject or otherwise consume its products under any circumstances.
"I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute," he said. "One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?" he said. "So it'd be interesting to check that."The president also suggested that ultraviolet light, used internally,
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