'The whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That's uh, that's pretty powerful.'
After learning about the effects of sunlight and household disinfectants on the novel coronavirus, President Trump suggested Thursday that experts should find a way to inject light and disinfectants into human bodies to kill the virus.
Trump made the comments after William Bryan, acting under secretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security gave a presentation on the impacts of solar light, bleach, and isopropyl alcohol on the virus on surfaces and in the air.
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