'Under No Circumstance': Lysol Maker, Officials Reject Trump's Disinfectant Idea


'Under No Circumstance': Lysol Maker, Officials Reject Trump's Disinfectant Idea

President Trump's speculations about coronavirus treatment during Thursday's briefing — about the possible healing effects of powerful lights and disinfectants in the lungs — have been roundly rejected by doctors, epidemiologists and manufacturers alike.

Please, everyone, do not try what the president just suggested at home.
That is the consensus from doctors, at least one manufacturer and even President Trump's own administration, after he speculated about possible treatments for the coronavirus during his task force briefing Thursday. After introducing research reflecting the disinfectant capabilities of ultraviolet light on surfaces, Trump mused that scientists may try to find a way to place strong disinfectants directly inside the body to treat a patient's infection.
"I see the disinfectant — where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?" Trump floated, with a caveat that one would "have to use medical doctors." (You can read his full remarks here.)
When asked about the comments on Friday, Trump told reporters that he was simply asking the question "sarcastically" — "just to see what would happen."
"That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to a reporter," he explained.
Dr. Deborah Birx, response coordinator of the coronavirus task force, treated the question seriously during the briefing, however. And she was the first to answer the president when he asked if "the heat and the light" was an avenue to explore: "Not as a treatment," she said.
A wide array of medical, business and government professionals have elaborated on her straightforward response, but the basic message from all of them remains largely the same — and crystal clear: This is absolutely not something that viewers should think about trying.

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