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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 gonna test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body in which you can do either through the skin or, uh, in some of the way. And I think you said you're gonna test that two Sounds interesting, right? And then I see the disinfectant, knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we could do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? Because, you see, it gets on the lungs, and it does a tremendous number of alongside Be interesting to check that, so that you're gonna have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds It sounds interesting to me.

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The company that makes Lysol is urging customers not to consume its cleaning products after President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of injecting disinfectants to protect people from coronavirus.Reckitt Benckiser, a British company, warned Friday that human consumption of disinfectant products is dangerous. It issued the statement following "recent speculation and social media activity.""As a global leader in health and hygiene products, 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)," the company said in a statement.RB said products should only be "used as intended and in line with usage guidelines.""We have a responsibility in providing consumers with access to accurate, up-to-date information as advised by leading public health experts," the company said.The statement followed remarks from Trump Thursday on the use of disinfectants."And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in one minute. Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning ... it would be interesting to check that," Trump said. "It sounds interesting to me," he added. Ingesting or injecting disinfectants is dangerous, according to Dr. Stephen Hahn, Food and Drug Administration chief. "I certainly wouldn't recommend the internal ingestion of a disinfectant," Hahn told CNN. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Friday, Trump insisted his comments were misconstrued. “I was asking the question sarcastically to reporters like you, just to see what would happen,” Trump said.Trump’s comments on disinfectants at Thursday’s briefing came after William Bryan, who leads the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security, spoke about how researchers are testing the effect of disinfectants on virus-laden saliva and respiratory fluids on surfaces.The FDA regularly warns the public against drinking bleach, or even inhaling fumes from bleach. It's also irritating to skin.On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said calls about poisonings with cleaners and disinfectants had increased more than 20% in the first three months of 2020 — as coronavirus cleaning increased — than from the same period a year earlier. Among cleaners, bleaches accounted for the largest percentage increase in calls from 2019 to 2020.The CDC recommends using soap and water or bleach to kill the virus. Rubbing alcohol that's at least 70% alcohol will also kill it on surfaces; 60% for your hands. The Associated Press contributed to this report.