当地时间上周四，美国总统特朗普在例行记者会上语出惊人，他建议，向人体注射消毒剂有可能杀掉新冠病毒。在这之前，美国国土安全部负责人比尔·布莱恩曾谈到，据最新研究显示，新冠病毒在强光高温条件下，无法存活太久；他还表示部分消毒剂能杀掉病毒。
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此话一出，舆论哗然 。
US President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of an "injection" of disinfectant into a person infected with the coronavirus as a deterrent to the virus during his daily briefing last Thursday.
视频来源：央视新闻
特朗普说道，“我注意到消毒剂能在一分钟内杀掉病毒，仅仅一分钟。我们有没有什么办法把消毒剂注射到体内？让它到肺里做清洁，这真有趣，可以试试。”
Trump said, "I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."
坐在台下的白宫疫情应对协调员Deborah Birx博士此时的表情是这样的……
一众外媒也纷纷报道了这个杀毒新“办法”↓
NBC News：特朗普建议“注射”消毒剂能消灭病毒，“清理”肺部
《华盛顿邮报》网站：注射，光线还有消毒剂：特朗普新冠记者会上制造新闻
路透社：特朗普的新冠消毒剂主意把卫生专家吓坏了
与此同时，特朗普的这个建议很快就遭到了来自各方的抨击。
包括肺病学家、全球健康政策专家Vin Gupta博士在内的医学专家们迅速回应，质疑特朗普这一“不合适的健康信息”。
Medical professionals, including Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist, global health policy expert and an NBC News and MSNBC contributor, were quick to challenge the president's "improper health messaging."
Gupta博士表示让人体注射或摄入任何类型的清洁产品，这样的想法很不负责任并且是危险的，自杀才会用这样的办法。
“This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it’s dangerous," said Gupta. "It’s a common method that people utilize when they want to kill themselves."
美国卫生局局长Jerome Adams则警告所有美国人，大家和所爱的人在接受任何治疗或药物前，千万要和自己的医生聊聊↓
美国国家环境保护局也提醒民众，消毒剂只能外用于消毒物体表面，不能内服。
The Environmental Protection Agency also is reminding people to only use disinfectant on surfaces.
In a statement issued several hours before Trump spoke, the EPA said, "Never apply the product to yourself or others. Do not ingest disinfectant products."
24日，在澳大利亚的疫情发布会上，有记者向澳首席医疗官布兰登·墨菲提问：作为美国总统，特朗普提出用“光热疗法”和注射消毒剂治疗新冠肺炎，是否有什么科学依据吗？平常一脸严肃的墨菲回答问题时全程都不得不忍着笑，还一度笑出了声。他告诫大家不要注射消毒剂，那会对人体有很大毒害。
视频来源：新华社
Lysol和滴露的生产商英国利洁时公司在其网站发布声明称，由于“近期的猜测和社交媒体动态”，该公司被问及内服消毒剂可否用来治疗新冠病毒。答案肯定是：不能。
In a statement on its website, RB, the makers of Lysol and Dettol, said due to "recent speculation and social media activity," the company has been asked if internal administration of disinfectants can be used as a treatment for coronavirus. It emphatically answered: No.
“作为健康卫生产品的全球领军者，我们必须清楚在任何情况下我们的消毒产品都不能用于人体（包括注射、摄入或其他方式），” 利洁时公司在声明中称，“所有产品，消毒和卫生产品只能按照说明使用。请阅读标签和安全信息。”
"As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route)," RB said in the statement. "As with all products, our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines. Please read the label and safety information."
而在美国马里兰州，100多人拨打紧急热线，询问注射或摄入消毒剂是否有助于治疗新冠肺炎。州政府随后发出紧急警报，称任何情况下都不应注射或摄入消毒产品。
而对于特朗普的建议，网友们也不买账↓↓↓
有网民将消毒剂P在吊瓶上，并称为了注射，自己存货不少。↓↓↓
还有网民p图恶搞称：“特朗普：我们正在探寻消毒剂的治疗手段。”↓↓↓
有网民称：“注射漂白剂的方式太蠢了！再见。你到底有什么毛病？”
还有网民调配了特朗普款鸡尾酒。↓↓↓
更有人表示：“要是想让大家觉得这样做安全，或许特朗普应该先出来试一下。”↓↓↓
眼看事情越闹越大，时隔一日，当地时间上周五，特朗普又改口了，称自己前一天的注射消毒剂的建议就是想试试媒体，“我当时就是讽刺地问一问像你这样的记者，就想看看你们怎么办，”特朗普称。
President Donald Trump told reporters last Friday that he was only testing the media when he suggested injecting people with disinfectant to fight off the coronavirus.
“I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” he said early Friday afternoon.
在上周五的白宫记者会上，特朗普没有回答记者的任何问题。而在此后的周六，特朗普也没有再举行新冠肺炎的记者会，这也是自复活节周末以来首次暂停疫情通报记者会。
President Trump's White House press conference ended abruptly last Friday and without a question-and-answer session with reporters. For the first time since Easter weekend, President Trump did not hold a press briefing Saturday at the White House with the coronavirus task force.
特朗普还发推表示，“开白宫记者会有什么用，那些烂媒体就会问些敌意的问题，之后还拒绝准确报道真相或事实。他们得到了收视率，而美国人只能得到假新闻。浪费时间和精力！”
自今年3月，特朗普与美国副总统彭斯举行了近50场每日例行发布会，更新通报美国应对新冠肺炎的情况。
Since March, Trump and Vice President Pence have given almost 50 daily press briefings to update the country on the administration's ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic.
综合来源：NBCnews, reuters, CBSnews, Huffpost, Forbes, the Hill, 央视新闻
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