translated from Spanish: Trump after his sayings about disinfectant injection as a remedy to Covid-19: “I only asked the question sarcastically”

President Donald Trump said on Friday that his statements of the eve about ingesting disinfectants as a remedy for coronavirus were misunderstood.” I only asked the question sarcastically to journalists like you, to see what would happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. The company that manufactures the Lysol disinfectant warned that its products are not made to be ingested. The Environmental Protection Agency itself insisted that only disinfectants should be used on surfaces. “Never apply the product to yourself or others. Don’t eat disinfectant products,” the agency remarked. Trump said Thursday that investigators were studying the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered if they could be applied to people. The virus “terribly affects the lungs, so it would be interesting to check it out.” The manufacturer of the disinfectants Lysol and Dettol issued a strong warning against “recent guesswork.” As a leading global health and hygiene products company, we must clarify that under no circumstances should our products be introduced into the human body (by injection, ingestion or any other way),” Reckitt Benckiser.Trump’s statement often praises new therapies still under study and expressing optimism about the possible manufacture of a vaccine, while encouraging states to revive their economies. Additionally, the White House on Thursday highlighted “emerging” research on the benefits of sunlight and moisture to mitigate the threat of coronavirus. Existing studies, however, have found no evidence that the warm temperatures and high humidity of spring and summer help contain the spread of the virus. However, William Bryan of the Department of Homeland Security said at Thursday’s press conference that “emerging results” of new research indicate that sunlight is a powerful factor in killing the virus on surfaces and air. He said scientists have seen a similar effect of high temperatures and humidity. Bryan said a biocontainment lab in Maryland has been testing the virus since February. Trump was asked if it was not dangerous to make people believe that he would be safe if he left home in the heat, given the number of deaths in a state almost always warm like Florida.” I hope people enjoy the sun. Also, if it has an impact, that’s great,” the president said, adding that “it’s just a suggestion from a brilliant lab by a very, very intelligent, maybe brilliant man.” Weeks ago, scientific advisers told the White House that there is still no evidence that summer heat and humidity will slow the spread of the virus if public health measures are not maintained. Researchers convened by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine analyzed studies on the survival of the virus under laboratory conditions and how and how far COVID-19 has spread.” As countries currently in ‘summer’ climates such as Australia and Iran are experiencing a rapid spread of the virus, it should not be assumed that increases in humidity and temperature will cause a decrease in cases elsewhere,” the scientists wrote in response to questions from the White House Office of Science and Technology.



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