President Donald Trump suggested looking into injecting disinfectants into the human body to treat the coronavirus. Doctors are horrified.
Video: Why No One Knows if COVID-19 Is SeasonalMedical experts slammed suggestions made by President Donald Trump on Thursday that injecting disinfectants into the human body might be used as"a cleaning" to treat coronavirus infections.
Trump has previously touted other unproven remedies, such as the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, as potential wonder cures or treatments for COVID-19, though any treatment decisions should be made by one's doctor. Story continues"We know the answer to this one," Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, told the network's Anderson Cooper, adding that the idea was not even worth testing because the dangers of disinfectants on the human body were already known.
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