The remarks of US President Donald Trump, yesterday, about injecting the body with sterile materials to fight the emerging corona virus, have stunned the scientific community, with a number of specialists accusing the US president of not being responsible for putting forward this "dangerous" proposal.
"I see sterilizers eliminating it (the Corona virus) in a minute," Trump said during the daily press conference on the pandemic in the White House. one minute. Is there a way to do something similar with his injection (into the body)? ”
His statement sparked a wave of condemnation among scientists.
"The idea of injecting the body or drinking any type of detergent is irresponsible and dangerous," said doctor Vin Gupta, a public health expert specializing in the lungs and central care of NBC. It is a method frequently used by people who wish to commit suicide. ”
And on social networks, a number of doctors and scholars have denounced Trump's words.
"The setting fire to the body may be a useful alternative as well," the French center "Marseille Immunopol" said, stressing that the methods proposed by the American President "will kill the virus and the sick at once!"
Walter Shope, former director of the Federal Commission for Ethics under former Democratic President Barack Obama, tweeted: “Stop broadcasting his press conferences on the Corona virus. It endangers lives. Please do not drink sterile materials and do not inject yourself with them. ''
"Trump's press conferences pose a threat to public health," said Robert Rick, former Labor Secretary under President Bill Clinton. Boycott this publicity. Listen to the experts and please do not drink sterile products. ”
On social networks, many netizens enjoyed the embarrassment that Dr. Deborah Perks, a member of the White House Crisis Cell on the virus, seemed to have expressed during the president's remarks.
Former minister: Trump's press conferences pose a public health threat.