Donald Trump’s stupid suggestions have effects to those desperate and afraid…
Thankfully none of the small amount of reported cases where serious…
An unusually high number of New Yorkers contacted city health authorities over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners in the 18 hours that followed President Trump’s bogus claim that injecting such products could cure coronavirus, the Daily News has learned.
The Poison Control Center, a subagency of the city’s Health Department, managed a total of 30 cases of possible exposure to disinfectants between 9 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Friday, a spokesman said.
None of the people who reached out died or required hospitalization, the spokesman said.
But compared to last year, the number of cases was worthy of a double-take.
According to data obtained by The News, the Poison Control Center only handled 13 similar cases in the same 18-hour period last year.
Moreover, out of the cases reported between Thursday and Friday, nine were specifically about possible exposure to Lysol. Ten were in regards to bleach and 11 about household cleaners in general, the spokesman said….
Turns out more people around the country have followed Trump of the cuff drink the household clearer
Reports coming in from other places
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Maryland Gov. Hogan: We Put Out Warning Because We Got ‘Hundreds of Calls’ Asking About Ingesting Cleaning Products mediaite.com/a/gdodm via @mediaite