Trump shares CDC guidance warning against improper use of household cleaners

Source: The Hill | April 25, 2020 | J. Edward Moreno

President Trump on Saturday shared a tweet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that warned against the improper use of household cleaners or disinfectants.

The CDC had shared the tweet on Friday afternoon amid blowback from doctors and other health experts after the president suggested exposing the body to heat and injecting disinfectants as a potential remedy for the coronavirus. The president later claimed he was being sarcastic.

“Household cleaners and disinfectants can cause health problems when not used properly,” the CDC wrote, including a link to the agency’s general guidelines for using cleaning and sanitizing products. “Follow the instructions on the product label to ensure safe and effective use.”

The tweet was among more than a dozen from the CDC and other administration health accounts offering information on the coronavirus crisis that Trump retweeted Saturday morning.

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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency said Friday it had received “several calls regarding questions about disinfectant use and #COVID19.”

“This is a reminder that under no circumstances should any disinfectant product be administered into the body through injection, ingestion or any other route,” the agency tweeted.

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