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“AND THEN 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?”

– has been criticised by the medical community after saying US government research indicated the coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. Pulmonologist Dr Vin Gupta told NBC News that “this notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it’s dangerous”, and that “it’s a common method that people utilise when they want to kill themselves”. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly morbidity and mortality report stated