'I spoke to the prime minister yesterday -- he's in good shape. And I’m sure he’ll come back as soon as his doctors recommend it.' There's no decision yet on when Boris Johnson will return to work, said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock
Sunlight and bleach might kill the coronavirus on a park bench, but they can be harmful to the bodyA man sits alone on a bench overlooking part of the Manhattan skyline amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 21 in Brooklyn, New York. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
Sunlight and bleach can both kill the novel coronavirus, a federal official told the daily White House briefing on Thursday. But US President Donald Trump turned what should have been a simple scientific summary into a puzzling stream of dangerous ideas about somehow streaming light into the body and suggestions about injecting disinfectants.
He also said the virus dies quickest under direct sunlight, and that temperature and humidity affect how long the virus survives."Suppose that we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light and I think you said that it hasn't been checked and you're going to test it," Trump told Bryan."Suppose you can bring the light inside the body.""And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in one minute.
The World Health Organization says on its website that exposing yourself to the sun or high temperatures does not prevent Covid-19, and warns specifically against using ultraviolet lamps, including tanning lamps, to try to kill virus. "UV lamps should not be used to sterilize hands or other areas of skin as UV radiation can cause skin irritation," the WHO cautions.And chlorine bleach is toxic: it can and does kill people who drink it. The US Food and Drug Administration regularly warns the public against drinking bleach, or even inhaling fumes from bleach. It's also irritating to skin.
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