Poison control centres in the United States saw a spike in calls regarding questions about disinfectant use after US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that injecting disinfectant might help treat the Covid-19.
According to data from the New York City government on Sunday, the Poison Control Centre, a subagency of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, received 30 calls questioning the use of disinfectant, within 18 hours following Trump's remarks.
The number was twice as much as that of last year.
According to the data, nine of the calls were about Lysol, a brand of disinfectant, 10 were in regards to bleach, and 11 were about household cleaners.
The centre warned residents on its website to not ingest or inject Lysol or other disinfectant as a treatment for Covid-19. They say household disinfectants are poisonous and can cause serious harm or even death if swallowed or injected.
A disinfectant company also said in a statement that under no circumstances should its disinfectant products be administered into the human body through injection, ingestion, or any other route.
[source:
Associated Press]
