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There are more than 237,000 new corona confirmed people from around the world yesterday (17th). I broke the record again. As the turmoil grows, in Bolivia in South America, people line up to eat toxic substances used as bleach or disinfectants.

This is Jung Joon-hyung.

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People line up in front of a pharmacy in Bolivia.

These are the people who came to buy Corona19 treatment.


The medicine they buy is chlorine dioxide, a liquid substance in a small bottle.

Thousands of people have already bought chlorine dioxide after rumors that it is a toxic substance used as a disinfecting bleach or disinfectant, which heals and prevents corona19.

[Bolivian residents: Is there a way? You should try. I have heard that some people have been treated and recovered with chlorine dioxide.]

Corona 19 is spreading terribly, but the poor medical system means that people who have no place to lean are looking for toxic substances.

[Bolivian residents: There is nothing you can do, and you are eating chlorine dioxide as a preventive measure. This is a relief.]

Health officials warned of the dangers, saying "there is no scientific basis," but rather, political parties with many opposition parties advocate taking chlorine dioxide.

There are over 56,000 confirmed corona19s in Bolivia.

The government's command tower, as well as the provisional president, is also infected with 10 senior ministers, including the Minister of Health.

As the confusion grows, the Bolivian population continues to grow as superstitions hang on to chlorine dioxide as the bodies that cannot be recovered in time continue to be left on the streets.

(Video editing: Hojin Kim)