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CDC: Some people are drinking and inhaling cleaning products in attempt to fight coronavirus - Axios
Jun 06, 2020 32 secs

The CDC released data on Friday from a survey commissioned to understand why more people have been calling poison control centers during the coronavirus pandemic.

What they found: Roughly 200 adults who responded to the survey in May said they intentionally inhaled disinfectants, washed food with bleach, or applied household cleaning products to bare skin to combat the virus — all of which are dangerous.

Flashback: President Trump said in April that disinfectants may be used to treat coronavirus, which doctors quickly warned people against doing on social media.

Trump later said that his comments had been sarcastic.

Go deeper: Poison Control sees spike in calls related to hand sanitizer exposure.

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