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S21:E25 - Atlanta mayor on Trump disinfectant comments: It's like 'The Twilight Zone'
“In addition to advising people to please stay home, now I have to add to that list don't inject your body with Lysol. It is like we're living in ‘The Twilight Zone,’” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says about President Trump’s unfounded comments on disinfectants and coronavirus.
The mayor also advised city residents to stay home, despite Georgia Gov. Kemp’s announcement on reopening some businesses today. “I recognize that people are hurting financially, but it is not worth putting your life and the lives of your children and your family at risk.” https://cnn.it/356wiAv
“In addition to advising people to please stay home, now I have to add to that list don't inject your body with Lysol. It is like we're living in ‘The Twilight Zone,’” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says about President Trump’s unfounded comments on disinfectants and coronavirus.
The mayor also advised city residents to stay home, despite Georgia Gov. Kemp’s announcement on reopening some businesses today. “I recognize that people are hurting financially, but it is not worth putting your life and the lives of your children and your family at risk.” https://cnn.it/356wiAv
Sorry American friends, but this is Canadians' reaction to Donny Disinfectant's latest briefing.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump just released their new Trump product for daddy’s gullible supporters...
Burger King tweets 'don't drink bleach' after Trump sparks backlash by suggesting disinfectants might help treat the coronavirus
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Burger King wants to make sure customers know not to drink bleach amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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Burger King wants to make sure its customers know not to drink bleach amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The burger chain tweeted on Friday: "not sure why we need to be the ones to tell you this, but don't drink bleach."
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President Trump rhetorically asked whether a disinfectant could be injected inside people's bodies as a potential treatment for COVID-19 on Thursday. Business Insider's Tom Porter reports that a fringe movement had already embraced bleach as a miracle cure to the coronavirus.
However, medical professionals say that Burger King is correct — bleach and disinfectant should not be used as a treatment for the coronavirus.
"Chlorine bleach and other disinfectants should never be ingested or injected into the body to treat infections such as COVID-19," according to a statement released April 24 by the American Chemistry Council. "Such a practice could be lethal or cause serious bodily harm."
"The idea that is introducing something that is a known toxin into the body, isopropyl alcohol, disinfectants — those are things that we always worry that kids swallow accidentally, or that people who are intentionally trying to hurt themselves will swallow accidentally," Dr. Esther Choo, an emergency-room doctor at Oregon Health & Science University said on MSNBC.
Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, also said disinfectant and bleach would not work as a coronavirus cure. However, he defended Trump in a CNN interview, saying: "I, as a doctor, would have expected to hear from someone as a natural extension of the data that were presented."
The maker of Lysol also warned people against consuming bleach.
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"We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion, or any other route)," Reckitt Benckiser, which makes Dettol, Lysol, and Harpic, said in a statement published on Friday.
Kate Taylor
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Burger King wants to make sure customers know not to drink bleach amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
- Burger King tweeted on Friday: "not sure why we need to be the ones to tell you this, but don't drink bleach."
- President Trump sparked backlash when he rhetorically asked whether a disinfectant could be injected inside people's bodies as a potential treatment for COVID-19 on Thursday.
- Healthcare professionals and the maker of Lysol also warned people against consuming bleach.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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Burger King wants to make sure its customers know not to drink bleach amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The burger chain tweeted on Friday: "not sure why we need to be the ones to tell you this, but don't drink bleach."
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President Trump rhetorically asked whether a disinfectant could be injected inside people's bodies as a potential treatment for COVID-19 on Thursday. Business Insider's Tom Porter reports that a fringe movement had already embraced bleach as a miracle cure to the coronavirus.
However, medical professionals say that Burger King is correct — bleach and disinfectant should not be used as a treatment for the coronavirus.
"Chlorine bleach and other disinfectants should never be ingested or injected into the body to treat infections such as COVID-19," according to a statement released April 24 by the American Chemistry Council. "Such a practice could be lethal or cause serious bodily harm."
"The idea that is introducing something that is a known toxin into the body, isopropyl alcohol, disinfectants — those are things that we always worry that kids swallow accidentally, or that people who are intentionally trying to hurt themselves will swallow accidentally," Dr. Esther Choo, an emergency-room doctor at Oregon Health & Science University said on MSNBC.
Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, also said disinfectant and bleach would not work as a coronavirus cure. However, he defended Trump in a CNN interview, saying: "I, as a doctor, would have expected to hear from someone as a natural extension of the data that were presented."
The maker of Lysol also warned people against consuming bleach.
ADVERTISING
"We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion, or any other route)," Reckitt Benckiser, which makes Dettol, Lysol, and Harpic, said in a statement published on Friday.
Trump says remarks about heat, light, disinfectant were sarcastic 
President Trump on Friday said he was being sarcastic when he suggested multiple times a day earlier that scientists should consider exposing the body to light, heat and disinfectants as a potential treatment for the coronavirus.
"I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen," Trump told reporters at an Oval Office bill signing.
"I was asking a sarcastic — and a very sarcastic question — to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside," the president continued. "But it does kill it, and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better. That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters."
When a journalist in the Oval Office pointed out that Trump had turned to experts next to the stage when he first raised the idea on Thursday, the president claimed he was asking those officials "whether or not sun and disinfectant on the hands … can help us."
The president's explanation drew skepticism among those who watched the briefing, where Trump directly turned to other government officials to ask about the idea.
"It didn't seem like it was coming off as sarcastic when he was talking and turning to Dr. Birx on the side," Fox News anchor Bret Baier said on air after Trump's walk-back was reported.
Trump on Thursday latched on to a presentation from a Department of Homeland Security official who detailed initial findings that the coronavirus deteriorates more quickly when subjected to higher levels of heat, humidity and ultraviolet rays from the sun.
"So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it," Trump said. "And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside of the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you’re going to test that too. Sounds interesting."
Trump also asked if there was a way to use disinfectants on the body "by injection inside or almost a cleaning."
Asked later if it was irresponsible to give Americans the impression that going outside amid the pandemic would be safe based on the findings, Trump turned to Deborah Birx, a physician coordinating the White House response to the pandemic, and inquired about using the light and heat as a treatment.
"Deborah, have you ever heard of that? The heat and the light, relative to certain viruses, yes, but relative to this virus?"
"Not as a treatment," Birx replied. "I mean, certainly ... when you have a fever, it helps your body respond. But not as — I've not seen heat or light."
"I think it’s a great thing to look at," Trump said.
The president's remarks were widely and quickly panned by medical experts, elected officials and private companies who warned Americans not to ingest chemicals.
Former Food and Drug Administration head Scott Gottlieb said there's "no circumstance" in which an individual should inject themselves with a disinfectant.
The company that makes Lysol also warned on Friday against ingesting its products.
The White House sought to pin the backlash on the media, issuing a statement that accused the press of taking Trump's remarks out of context.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said.
President Trump on Friday said he was being sarcastic when he suggested multiple times a day earlier that scientists should consider exposing the body to light, heat and disinfectants as a potential treatment for the coronavirus.
"I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen," Trump told reporters at an Oval Office bill signing.
"I was asking a sarcastic — and a very sarcastic question — to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside," the president continued. "But it does kill it, and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better. That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters."
When a journalist in the Oval Office pointed out that Trump had turned to experts next to the stage when he first raised the idea on Thursday, the president claimed he was asking those officials "whether or not sun and disinfectant on the hands … can help us."
The president's explanation drew skepticism among those who watched the briefing, where Trump directly turned to other government officials to ask about the idea.
"It didn't seem like it was coming off as sarcastic when he was talking and turning to Dr. Birx on the side," Fox News anchor Bret Baier said on air after Trump's walk-back was reported.
Trump on Thursday latched on to a presentation from a Department of Homeland Security official who detailed initial findings that the coronavirus deteriorates more quickly when subjected to higher levels of heat, humidity and ultraviolet rays from the sun.
"So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it," Trump said. "And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside of the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you’re going to test that too. Sounds interesting."
Trump also asked if there was a way to use disinfectants on the body "by injection inside or almost a cleaning."
Asked later if it was irresponsible to give Americans the impression that going outside amid the pandemic would be safe based on the findings, Trump turned to Deborah Birx, a physician coordinating the White House response to the pandemic, and inquired about using the light and heat as a treatment.
"Deborah, have you ever heard of that? The heat and the light, relative to certain viruses, yes, but relative to this virus?"
"Not as a treatment," Birx replied. "I mean, certainly ... when you have a fever, it helps your body respond. But not as — I've not seen heat or light."
"I think it’s a great thing to look at," Trump said.
The president's remarks were widely and quickly panned by medical experts, elected officials and private companies who warned Americans not to ingest chemicals.
Former Food and Drug Administration head Scott Gottlieb said there's "no circumstance" in which an individual should inject themselves with a disinfectant.
The company that makes Lysol also warned on Friday against ingesting its products.
The White House sought to pin the backlash on the media, issuing a statement that accused the press of taking Trump's remarks out of context.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said.
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How INSANE is it that real doctors have to tweet out these kinds of warnings about the “president’s" reckless and idiotic “press briefings”?!
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How INSANE is it that real doctors have to tweet out these kinds of warnings about the “president’s" reckless and idiotic “press briefings”?!
'We are the king of testing' — President Trump's false statements on coronavirus testing, a supercut
EXACTLY!!! "It was IDIOTIC, LUDICROUS and DANGEROUS and now he's embarrassed so he's LYING!"
Their faces are ANYONE with a brain listening to Trump's idiocy.
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