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by Tiziana Di Giovannandrea 24 April 2020 The media have "irresponsibly extrapolated from the context" the words of US President Donald Trump on the possibility of using injections of disinfectants to treat Coronavirus. This was stated by the new White House spokesman, Kayleigh McEnany, in a statement. "President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult doctors for Coronavirus treatments, a point he emphasized during yesterday's press conference," the spokeswoman pointed out.

Sunlight, disinfectant and bleach could be tested with injections to see if they kill Coronavirus: this indication, presented during yesterday's meeting, immediately sparked a shower of controversy, with many experts who called it "irresponsible and dangerous "the suggestion presented.

Trump spoke yesterday after a National Security Department official mentioned the ability of disinfectants such as bleach to kill Coronavirus on surfaces. "Let's take the disinfectant: eliminate it in a minute. One minute. Is there a way to do something like this with an injection inside or some sort of cleaning?". Then, he added: "It would be interesting to test it ..., it seems interesting to me". 

Fda warns about antimalarial use
The US Food and Drug Administration (Fda) has warned about the use of two antimalarial drugs that could be effective in treating Coronavirus. Hydrochloroquine and chloroquine - explained the FDA - could have serious side effects and should be used only in the context of trials in hospitals and clinics. Among the consequences of the use of the two drugs also "serious cardiac arrhythmia problems" in patients with Covid-19.

Meanwhile, the former secretary of state and former first female candidate for the presidency of the United States, Hillary Clinton , after the briefing at the White House in which it was speculated that injections of disinfectants and other remedies based on heat and light may be useful to counteract the Covid-19 on Twitter writes: "Please don't poison yourself because Donald Trump thinks it may be a good idea."

Cuomo, in New York one in five inhabitants antibody positive
One in five New Yorkers is given antibodies to Coronavirus: it is the preliminary result of a test on 3 thousand residents presented by the governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo , which suggests that the infection is much more widespread than previously thought. If the pattern were confirmed, it would indicate that many New Yorkers (2.7 million) had Coronavirus and survived; it could also mean that the mortality rate is lower than previously thought. "The tests can also tell you the contagion rate in the population - where it is highest, where it is lowest - to inform you about a reopening strategy," he stressed. Cuomo. "So when you start to reopen, you can observe the rate of contagion to see if it is going up; and if it is going up, slow down" with the easing of the measures. 

Usa, over 50,000, towards 1 million cases
The greatest number of victims in the last 24 hours has always been recorded in New York, with 422 people dead who have raised the state budget to at least 17,740 deaths. Over 263 thousand cases, according to the latest data provided by Governor Cuomo.