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Trump's disinfectant idea shocking and dangerous, doctors say

By Reuters | Apr. 24, 2020

**US President Donald Trump arrives to lead the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, US. April 23, 2020.**

Doctors and health experts urged people not to drink or inject disinfectant on Friday after US President Donald Trump suggested scientists should investigate inserting the cleaning agent into the body as a way to cure COVID-19.

“This is one of the most dangerous and idiotic suggestions made so far in how one might actually treat COVID-19,” said Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at Britain’s University of East Anglia. He said injecting disinfectants would likely kill anyone who tried it.

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