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Light, heat, bleach:

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The U.S. Surgeon General also recommended
talking to doctors before trying any potential
medical treatment.

Trump touted his own medical guesses at the
press briefing on Thursday, while repeatedly
directing the country’s top minds to spend time
and money on pursuing them.

“I would like you to speak to the medical
doctors to see if there’s any way that you can
apply light and heat to cure, you know — if you
could,” he said. “And maybe you can, maybe
you can’t …

recommend minimizing contact with others, of an idea that Trump floated at a time of
“I’m not a doctor, but I’m, like, a person that has
staying home as much as possible and widespread anxiety about the virus.
a good you-know-what,” Trump said, pointing
maintaining a distance of two metres from other
to his head.
people if you go out.[] A majority of Americans said they were
concerned about how the coronavirus is
A reporter then pressed Trump on the issue, spreading, according to the poll, as the number
saying: “But sir, you’re the president.” Americans losing faith in
of COVID-19 cases surpassed 1 million people
what Trump says about in the United States this week, killing more than
“Deborah, have you heard of that?” Trump said, 56,000.
turning to Birx. “The heat and the light, relative the coronavirus - poll
to certain viruses, yes, but relative to this virus.”
Trump publicly mused about the benefits of

“Not as a treatment,” Birx said, before Reuters - Chris Kahn “cleaning” COVID-19 patients on the insides
with disinfectants or ultraviolet light during a
attempting to indulge the president’s theory. “I
news conference last week, directing health
mean, certainly, fever is a good thing. When you
officials in the room to look into it.
have a fever, it helps your body respond. But not
as — I’ve not seen heat or light —”
Medical experts immediately condemned the
president’s suggestion, and the makers of
“I think it’s a great thing to look at,” Trump
disinfectant products warned the public against
said.
ingesting them. Trump later tried to portray his
remarks as sarcasm, but given his popularity
The reporter then pressed Trump again, saying:
with some Americans, health officials expressed
“People are tuning into these briefings. They
concern his remarks would persuade some
want to get information and guidance and want
people to poison themselves.
to know what to do. They’re not looking for a
rumour.”
Overall, Trump’s overall popularity has not
changed much over the past week. Forty-three
“Hey, Phil,” Trump responded. “I’m the percent of Americans said they approve of his
president and you’re fake news.” NEW YORK — Americans appear to be losing overall job performance, and the same number
faith in what President Donald Trump says
also approve of his handling of the COVID-19
Health officials caution against all international about the coronavirus pandemic, with almost pandemic.
travel. Returning travellers are legally obligated everyone rejecting Trump’s remark that
to self-isolate for 14 days, beginning March 26, COVID-19 may be treated by injecting infected Among registered voters, 44% said they would
in case they develop symptoms and to prevent people with bleach or other disinfectants, vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe
spreading the virus to others. Some provinces according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Biden, while 40% said they would back Trump
and territories have also implemented additional Tuesday.
if the election were held today.
recommendations or enforcement measures to
ensure those returning to the area self-isolate. The April 27-28 public opinion poll found that
fewer than half of all adults in the U.S. – 47% – The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online, in
English, throughout the United States. It
Symptoms can include fever, cough and said they were “very” or “somewhat” likely to gathered responses from 1,001 adults, including
difficulty breathing — very similar to a cold or follow recommendations Trump makes about 416 Democrats and 419 Republicans. []
flu. Some people can develop a more severe the virus. That is 15 percentage points lower
illness. People most at risk of this include older than the number who said they would follow
adults and people with severe chronic medical Trump’s advice in a survey that ran at the end of STAY SAFE
conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease. If March. STAY HEALTHY
you develop symptoms, contact public health STAY HOME
authorities. And 98% of Americans said they would not try
to inject themselves with bleach or other

To prevent the virus from spreading, experts disinfectants if they got the coronavirus, KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING
recommend frequent handwashing and including 98% of Democrats and 98% of A PART OF LIFE CANADA!
coughing into your sleeve. They also Republicans. That is a near-unanimous rejection