Cleaning Brands Urge Against Injecting Disinfectants Following President Trump's Comments

Reckitt Benckiser and Clorox issued statements this morning

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Disinfectant makers are reminding consumers not to inject their products, following comments by President Donald Trump suggesting that doing so could treat the coronavirus. Medical experts quickly contradicted this assertion, citing potentially fatal results and no benefit against Covid-19.

In a White House news conference Thursday evening, Trump discussed potential new treatments for Covid-19. After suggesting using ultraviolet rays to kill the virus through the skin, the president said that disinfectant “knocks it out in a minute.”

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